{"product_id":"palimpsest-9780553385762","title":"Palimpsest","description":"\u003cb\u003eIn the Cities of Coin and Spice\u003c\/b\u003e and \u003cb\u003eIn the Night Garden\u003c\/b\u003e introduced readers to the unique and intoxicating imagination of Catherynne M. Valente. Now she weaves a lyrically erotic spell of a place where the grotesque and the beautiful reside and the passport to our most secret fantasies begins with a stranger's kiss....\u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBetween life and death, dreaming and waking, at the train stop beyond the end of the world is the city of Palimpsest. To get there is a miracle, a mystery, a gift, and a curse--a voyage permitted only to those who've always believed there's another world than the one that meets the eye. Those fated to make the passage are marked forever by a map of that wondrous city tattooed on their flesh after a single orgasmic night. To this kingdom of ghost trains, lion-priests, living kanji, and cream-filled canals come four travelers: Oleg, a New York locksmith; the beekeeper November; Ludovico, a binder of rare books; and a young Japanese woman named Sei. They've each lost something important--a wife, a lover, a sister, a direction in life--and what they will find in Palimpsest is more than they could ever imagine.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCatherynne M. Valente was born in the Pacific Northwest, grew up in California, and now lives in Ohio with her two dogs.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Random House Worlds","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50725309841682,"sku":"9780553385762","price":13.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_35fbfe39-6b1b-4a7a-ba4c-16f57a90d6d7.jpg?v=1734824997","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/palimpsest-9780553385762","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}