{"product_id":"beautyland-a-novel","title":"Beautyland: A Novel","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eBeautyland\u003c\/em\u003e by Marie-Helene Bertino is a tender, imaginative novel about identity, belonging, loneliness, and what it means to feel out of place in the world.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBorn in Philadelphia at the same time Voyager 1 is launched into space, Adina Giorno grows up convinced she has been sent from another planet to observe life on Earth. Through a fax machine, she sends reports to her extraterrestrial relatives, describing the strange, painful, funny, and beautiful habits of human beings.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAs Adina moves through childhood and adulthood, her observations become an unusual record of human life—its grief, friendship, love, absurdity, and resilience. When a close friend encourages her to share her messages more widely, Adina begins to wonder whether she may not be as alone as she has always believed.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOriginal, moving, and quietly funny, \u003cem\u003eBeautyland\u003c\/em\u003e is a thoughtful choice for readers who enjoy literary fiction with speculative elements.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePaperback, Very Good\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Marie-Helene Bertino","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53395936018729,"sku":"338020B","price":12.25,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0857\/9435\/7545\/files\/9781250338020.jpg?v=1785529694","url":"https:\/\/thebookstore.ca\/products\/beautyland-a-novel","provider":"The Bookstore","version":"1.0","type":"link"}