{"product_id":"beautyland-a-novel","title":"Beautyland: A Novel","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\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\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\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\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\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\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\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 \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.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Royal Gift Land","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42738847318105,"sku":"9781250338020","price":13.32,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0611\/0206\/3705\/files\/9781250338020.avif?v=1760554070","url":"https:\/\/royalgiftland.com\/fr\/products\/beautyland-a-novel","provider":"Royal Gift Land","version":"1.0","type":"link"}