{"product_id":"trouble-with-lichen-john-wyndham-paperback","title":"Trouble with Lichen -- John Wyndham, Paperback","description":"\u003cstrong\u003eA \"sharp, amusing story\" (\u003ci\u003eThe Guardian\u003c\/i\u003e) about the fountain of youth and its implications for women's rights, by one of the twentieth century's most brilliant--and neglected--science fiction and horror writers, whom Stephen King called \"the best writer of science fiction that England has ever produced.\"\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\"It was a genius move for John Wyndham to center an age-slowing narrative on women, who are still today pressured to remain youthful-looking forever, or succumb to social invisibility. . . . Wyndham was uniquely gifted at skewering humankind's foibles while maintaining a shred of hope that our better angels would prevail.\"--Kate Folk, from the introduction\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cstrong\u003e\n\n \u003ci\u003eWhat if humans discovered the secret to prolonged life?\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFrancis Saxover and Diana Brackley, two biochemists investigating a rare lichen, separately discover that it has a remarkable property: It slows the aging process almost to a halt. Francis, realizing the horrifying implications of an ever-youthful wealthy elite, decides to keep his findings a secret. But the younger and more daring Diana sees an opportunity to overturn the male status quo and free women from the career-versus-children binary--in short, a chance to remake the world.\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/strong\u003e John Wyndham\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/strong\u003e Random House Publishing Group\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublished:\u003c\/strong\u003e 7\/5\/2022\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 256\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/strong\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWeight:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.41 lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSize:\u003c\/strong\u003e 8.02\" H x 5.25\" L x 0.56\" W\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eISBN:\u003c\/strong\u003e 9780593450147\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e","brand":"Kotton Kandy Skies","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51741855088939,"sku":"9780593450147","price":20.27,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0962\/2978\/5899\/files\/9780593450147.jpg?v=1774824231","url":"https:\/\/2trc11-eq.myshopify.com\/products\/trouble-with-lichen-john-wyndham-paperback","provider":"Kotton Kandy Skies","version":"1.0","type":"link"}