{"product_id":"girl-meets-boy-9781786892478","title":"Girl Meets Boy","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eGirl meets boy. It's a story as old as time. But what happens when an old story meets a brand new set of circumstances? \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAli Smith's remix of Ovid's most joyful metamorphosis is a story about the kind of fluidity that can't be bottled and sold. It is about girls and boys, girls and girls, love and transformation, a story of puns and doubles, reversals and revelations. Funny and fresh, poetic and political, here is a tale of change for the modern world. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Myths\u003c\/i\u003e series brings together some of the world's finest writers, each of whom has retold a myth in a contemporary and memorable way. Authors in the series include Karen Armstrong, Margaret Atwood, A.S. Byatt, David Grossman, Natsuo Kirino, Alexander McCall Smith, Philip Pullman, Ali Smith and Jeanette Winterson.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAli Smith\u003c\/b\u003e was born in Inverness in 1962. She is the author of numerous novels and short story collections including \u003ci\u003eHotel World\u003c\/i\u003e, which was shortlisted for the Booker Prize and the Orange Prize, \u003ci\u003eThe Accidental\u003c\/i\u003e, which was shortlisted for the Man Booker and the Orange Prize and \u003ci\u003eHow to be Both\u003c\/i\u003e which won the Baileys Prize, the Goldsmiths Prize and the Costa Novel Award and was shortlisted for the Man Booker and the Folio Prize. In 2017, \u003ci\u003eAutumn\u003c\/i\u003e, the first book in the Seasonal Quartet, was shortlisted for the Man Booker Prize. She lives in Cambridge.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Canongate Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50629706645778,"sku":"9781786892478","price":12.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_292253ae-1dd4-484c-b614-9128fab1fbdc.jpg?v=1732733620","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/girl-meets-boy-9781786892478","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}