{"product_id":"beautyland-by-marie-helene-bertino-9781250338020","title":"Beautyland","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA Best Book of the Year:\u003c\/strong\u003e \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\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA Finalist for the National Book Critics Circle Award for Fiction\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eA Dakota Johnson x TeaTime Book Club Pick\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eAn \u003ci\u003eEsquire\u003c\/i\u003e Best Science Fiction Book of All Time\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\"A perfect little polished garnet of a novel.\"\u003c\/strong\u003e – Alexandra Jacobs, \u003ci\u003eThe New York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003e\"A book that I will recommend to people for the rest of my life.\"\u003c\/strong\u003e – Dakota Johnson, \u003ci\u003eBustle\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eFrom the acclaimed author of \u003ci\u003eParakeet\u003c\/i\u003e, Marie-Helene Bertino's \u003ci\u003eBeautyland\u003c\/i\u003e is a wise, tender novel about a woman who doesn't feel at home on Earth.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\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 recognises 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\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?\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eMarie-Helene Bertino's \u003ci\u003eBeautyland\u003c\/i\u003e is 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Unknown","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47642791641324,"sku":"9781250338020","price":49.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/9781250338020-beautyland.jpg?v=1779157844","url":"https:\/\/bookhero.co.nz\/products\/beautyland-by-marie-helene-bertino-9781250338020","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}