{"product_id":"on-beauty-9780143037743","title":"On Beauty","description":"\u003cb\u003e\u003cb\u003eOne of the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e's 100 Best Books of the 21st Century\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWinner of the 2006 Orange Prize for Fiction, another bestselling masterwork from the celebrated author of \u003ci\u003eSwing Time \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eWhite Teeth \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"In this sharp, engaging satire, beauty's only skin-deep, but funny cuts to the bone.\" --\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Having hit bestseller lists from the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e to the \u003ci\u003eSan Francisco Chronicle\u003c\/i\u003e, this wise, hilarious novel reminds us why Zadie Smith has rocketed to literary stardom. \u003ci\u003eOn Beauty\u003c\/i\u003e is the story of an interracial family living in the university town of Wellington, Massachusetts, whose misadventures in the culture wars--on both sides of the Atlantic--serve to skewer everything from family life to political correctness to the combustive collision between the personal and the political. Full of dead-on wit and relentlessly funny, this tour de force confirms Zadie Smith's reputation as a major literary talent.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eZadie Smith\u003c\/b\u003e was born in Northwest London in 1975 and still lives in the area. She is the author of \u003ci\u003eWhite Teeth\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Autograph Man\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eOn Beauty\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eChanging My Mind\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eNW, \u003c\/i\u003eand most recently \u003ci\u003eSwing Time\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Penguin Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50582896378130,"sku":"9780143037743","price":13.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_9be08f12-f9cc-4e61-a97e-06177fe6295a.jpg?v=1732024736","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/on-beauty-9780143037743","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}