{"product_id":"chouette-9780063066670","title":"Chouette","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLONGLISTED FOR THE 2022 PEN\/FAULKNER AWARD FOR FICTION\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\"Claire Oshetsky's novel is a marvel: its language a joy, its imagination dizzying.\" --Rumaan Alam, \u003cem\u003eNew York Times \u003c\/em\u003ebestselling author of \u003cem\u003eLeave the World Behind\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAn exhilarating, provocative novel of motherhood in extremis\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTiny is pregnant. Her husband is delighted. \"You think this baby is going to be like you, but it's not like you at all,\" she warns him. \"This baby is an owl-baby.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhen Chouette is born small and broken-winged, Tiny works around the clock to meet her daughter's needs. Left on her own to care for a child who seems more predatory bird than baby, Tiny vows to raise Chouette to be her authentic self. Even in those times when Chouette's behaviors grow violent and strange, Tiny's loving commitment to her daughter is unwavering. When she discovers that her husband is on an obsessive and increasingly dangerous quest to find a \"cure\" for their daughter, Tiny must decide whether Chouette should be raised to fit in or to be herself--and learn what it truly means to be a mother.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eArresting, darkly funny, and unsettling, \u003cem\u003eChouette\u003c\/em\u003e is a brilliant exploration of ambition, sacrifice, perceptions of ability, and the ferocity of motherly love.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eOshetsky, Claire:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cp\u003eClaire Oshetsky is a novelist whose writing has appeared in \u003cem\u003eSalon\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eWired\u003c\/em\u003e, and the \u003cem\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/em\u003e. She lives with her family in California. \u003cem\u003eChouette \u003c\/em\u003edraws on her own experiences of motherhood.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Ecco Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50380722569490,"sku":"9780063066670","price":17.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_05b4f9a1-5b0f-4464-9924-7c51fe4ae8d1.jpg?v=1728686762","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/chouette-9780063066670","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}