{"product_id":"beautyland","title":"Beautyland","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMeet Adina: a gentle, unforgettable alien for our times, a companion to anyone who has ever felt homesick at homeBorn at the moment when Voyager 1 is launched into space, Adina is a baby of unusual perception. \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eTiny and jaundiced, she reaches for warmth and light.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAs a child, she recognises she is different, not least because of her strange knowledge of a faraway planet. When a fax machine arrives at home, her suspicions are confirmed: it allows her to communicate with her extraterrestrial relatives, who have sent her to report on the oddities of Earthlings. As Adina makes a life for herself among humans, she dispatches transmissions on the terrors and delights of their existence.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThen, at a precarious moment, a beloved friend urges her to share her observations with the world. Is there a chance there are others like her out there?\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBeautyland is a shyly joyful novel about real life on our planet, the challenge of knowing ourselves and the miracle of finding our people in this vast universe.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Marie-Helene Bertino","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":55099404747139,"sku":"9781529964394","price":9.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0573\/8600\/8738\/files\/SIMPLEWEBSITEPRODUCTIMAGE-2025-02-25T162805.078.png?v=1740500891","url":"https:\/\/rarebirdsbooks.live\/products\/beautyland","provider":"Rare Birds Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}