{"product_id":"beautyland-marie-helene-bertino-hardcover","title":"Beautyland -- Marie-Helene Bertino, Hardcover","description":"\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\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\/strong\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eA Finalist for the National Book Critics Circle Award for Fiction\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\n\u003cb\u003eA Dakota Johnson x TeaTime Book Club Pick\u003c\/b\u003e\n\n\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\n\n\u003cb\u003e\n\n\"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.\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/strong\u003e Marie-Helene Bertino\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/strong\u003e Farrar, Straus and Giroux\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublished:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1\/16\/2024\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 336\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/strong\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWeight:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.95 lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSize:\u003c\/strong\u003e 8.2\" H x 5.7\" L x 1.2\" W\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eISBN:\u003c\/strong\u003e 9780374109288\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Kotton Kandy Skies","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51740847735083,"sku":"9780374109288","price":28.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0962\/2978\/5899\/files\/9780374109288_2210b842-f26d-4f80-a8b4-88f7d54ec7e2.jpg?v=1774823371","url":"https:\/\/2trc11-eq.myshopify.com\/products\/beautyland-marie-helene-bertino-hardcover","provider":"Kotton Kandy Skies","version":"1.0","type":"link"}