{"product_id":"mrs-caliban-9780811226691","title":"Mrs. Caliban","description":"In the quiet suburbs, while Dorothy is doing chores and waiting for her husband to come home from work, not in the least anticipating romance, she hears a strange radio announcement about a monster who has just escaped from the Institute for Oceanographic Research... Reviewers have compared Rachel Ingalls's \u003cem\u003eMrs. Caliban\u003c\/em\u003e to \u003cem\u003eKing Kong\u003c\/em\u003e, Edgar Allan Poe's stories, the films of David Lynch, \u003cem\u003eBeauty and the Beast\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eThe Wizard of Oz\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eE.T.\u003c\/em\u003e, Richard Yates's domestic realism, B-horror movies, and the fairy tales of Angela Carter--how such a short novel could contain all of these disparate elements is a testament to its startling and singular charm.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eIngalls, Rachel:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cstrong\u003eRachel Ingalls\u003c\/strong\u003e (1940-2019) was born in Boston and lived in the UK from 1965 until her death. She wrote the novels \u003cem\u003eMrs. Caliban \u003c\/em\u003eand \u003cem\u003eBinstead's Safari\u003c\/em\u003e as well as numerous novellas and short stories.\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eGalchen, Rivka:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cstrong\u003eRIVKA GALCHEN'\u003c\/strong\u003es 2008 first novel, \u003cem\u003eAtmospheric Disturbances\u003c\/em\u003e, and her 2014 story collection, \u003cem\u003eAmerican Innovations\u003c\/em\u003e, were both \u003cem\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/em\u003e Best Books of the Year. She has received many awards, as well as an MD from the Mount Sinai School of Medicine. Galchen lives in New York City.","brand":"New Directions Publishing Corporation","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50591813730578,"sku":"9780811226691","price":10.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_9fc10ee1-af59-43f4-8a1b-652ad5baeaa0.jpg?v=1732094869","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/mrs-caliban-9780811226691","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}