{"product_id":"beautyland","title":"Beautyland","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA Best Book of the Year: \u003ci\u003eThe New York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eEsquire\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eTime\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eElle\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Boston Globe\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eLiterary Hub\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Guardian\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eGoodreads\u003c\/i\u003e, WBEZ Chicago, \u003ci\u003eBook Riot\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Christian Science Monitor\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eMother Jones\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eWomen's World\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eA Finalist for the National Book Critics Circle Award for Fiction\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eA Dakota Johnson x TeaTime Book Club Pick\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAn \u003ci\u003eEsquire \u003c\/i\u003eBest Science Fiction Book of All Time\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"A perfect little polished garnet of a novel.\" \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e--Alexandra Jacobs, \u003ci\u003eThe New York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"A book that I will recommend to people for the rest of my life.\" \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e--Dakota Johnson, \u003ci\u003eBustle\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eFrom the acclaimed author of \u003ci\u003eParakeet\u003c\/i\u003e, Marie-Helene Bertino's \u003ci\u003eBeautyland \u003c\/i\u003eis a wise, tender novel about a woman who doesn't feel at home on Earth.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAt the moment when Voyager 1 is launched into space carrying its famous golden record, a baby of unusual perception is born to a single mother in Philadelphia. Adina Giorno is tiny and jaundiced, but she reaches for warmth and light. As a child, she recognizes that she is different: She possesses knowledge of a faraway planet. The arrival of a fax machine enables her to contact her extraterrestrial relatives, beings who have sent her to report on the oddities of Earthlings. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFor years, as she moves through the world and makes a life for herself among humans, she dispatches transmissions on the terrors and surprising joys of their existence. Then, at a precarious moment, a beloved friend urges Adina to share her messages with the world. Is there a chance she is not alone? \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eMarie-Helene Bertino's \u003ci\u003eBeautyland \u003c\/i\u003eis a novel of startling originality about the fragility and resilience of life on our Earth and in our universe. It is a remarkable evocation of the feeling of being in exile at home, and it introduces a gentle, unforgettable alien for our times.","brand":"Picador USA","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51661286637858,"sku":"9781250338020","price":18.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/8637\/3154\/files\/imageloader_2fc42bd3-87d9-4918-85e8-ee3ee98719e2.jpg?v=1779452929","url":"https:\/\/godmothers.com\/products\/beautyland","provider":"Godmothers","version":"1.0","type":"link"}