{"product_id":"sorrowland-9781250849267","title":"Sorrowland","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA \u003ci\u003eTIME \u003c\/i\u003e100 Must-Read Book of 2021\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e Best Science Fiction and Fantasy Book of 2021\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe Stonewall Book Award winner of 2022 \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eNamed a Best Book of 2021 by NPR\u003ci\u003e, The New York Public Library, Publishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e and more!\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA triumphant, genre-bending breakout novel from one of the boldest new voices in contemporary fiction.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eVern--seven months pregnant and desperate to escape the strict religious compound where she was raised--flees for the shelter of the woods. There, she gives birth to twins and plans to raise them far from the influence of the outside world. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBut even in the forest, Vern is a hunted woman. Forced to fight back against the community that refuses to let her go, she unleashes incredible brutality far beyond what a person should be capable of, her body wracked by inexplicable and uncanny changes. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eTo understand her metamorphosis and to protect her small family, Vern has to face the past and, more troublingly, the future--outside the woods. Finding the truth will mean uncovering not only the secrets of the compound she fled but also the violent history of America that produced it. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eRivers Solomon's \u003ci\u003eSorrowland\u003c\/i\u003e is a genre-bending work of gothic fiction. Here, monsters aren't just individuals but entire nations. This is a searing, seminal book that marks the arrival of a bold, unignorable voice in American fiction.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eRivers Solomon\u003c\/b\u003e writes about life in the margins, where they are much at home. Their debut novel, \u003ci\u003eAn Unkindness of Ghosts\u003c\/i\u003e, appeared on the Stonewall Honor Books List, won a Firecracker Award, and was a finalist for Lambda Literary, Hurston\/Wright Legacy, and Locus awards. Solomon's second book, \u003ci\u003eThe Deep\u003c\/i\u003e, based on the song by the Daveed Diggs-fronted hip-hop group clipping., was the winner of a 2020 Lambda Literary Award and was short-listed for Nebula, Locus, Hugo, and numerous other awards. A refugee of the transatlantic slave trade, Solomon was born on Turtle Island but currently resides on an isle in an archipelago off the western coast of the Eurasian continent.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Picador USA","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50600337047826,"sku":"9781250849267","price":12.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_a66177e2-c7b8-43bf-9acb-3cc53076f298.jpg?v=1732212208","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/sorrowland-9781250849267","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}