{"product_id":"mermaids-in-paradise-9780393351729","title":"Mermaids in Paradise","description":"\u003cp\u003eIn this \"comic masterpiece\" (\u003cem\u003eSalon\u003c\/em\u003e), honeymooners Deb and Chip--our opinionated, skeptical narrator and her cheerful jock husband--befriend a marine biologist who discovers mermaids in a coral reef. As a resort chain swoops in to exploit the shy creatures, the newlyweds unite with other adventurous vacationers to stop the company from turning the reef into a theme park. \u003cem\u003eMermaids in Paradise\u003c\/em\u003e is Lydia Millet's most fun book yet, tempering the sharp satire of her early career with the empathy and subtlety of her more recent novels and short stories.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eMillet, Lydia:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cstrong\u003eLydia Millet\u003c\/strong\u003e has won awards from PEN Center USA and the American Academy of Arts and Letters, and her books have been finalists for the Pulitzer Prize, the National Book Award, the National Book Critics Circle Award, and the \u003cem\u003eLos Angeles Times\u003c\/em\u003e Book Prize. She lives outside Tucson, Arizona.","brand":"W. W. Norton \u0026 Company","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50692711612690,"sku":"9780393351729","price":11.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_423ca729-1caa-4889-9b38-686d454deed2.jpg?v=1734131911","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/mermaids-in-paradise-9780393351729","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}