{"product_id":"beautyland-9780374109288b","title":"Beautyland","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: bold;\"\u003eWinner of the 2025 American Book Award\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: bold;\"\u003e2024 Goodreads Choice Award Nominee for Best Science Fiction\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: bold;\"\u003eA Dakota Johnson Teatime Book Club Pick\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: bold;\"\u003eFrom the acclaimed author of\u003cspan style=\"font-style: italic;\"\u003e Parakeet,\u003c\/span\u003e Marie-Helene Bertino’s \u003cspan style=\"font-style: italic;\"\u003eBeautyland\u003c\/span\u003e is a wise, tender novel about a woman who doesn't feel at home on Earth.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\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?\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMarie-Helene Bertino’s \u003cspan style=\"font-style: italic;\"\u003eBeautyland\u003c\/span\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\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Farrar Straus Giroux","offers":[{"title":"Bargain","offer_id":42827235459152,"sku":"9780374109288B","price":9.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0592\/8173\/5760\/files\/9780374109288-l.jpg?v=1785909374","url":"https:\/\/bookoutlet.com\/products\/beautyland-9780374109288b","provider":"Book Outlet","version":"1.0","type":"link"}