{"product_id":"special-topics-in-calamity-physics-9780143112129","title":"Special Topics in Calamity Physics","description":"\u003cb\u003eThe mesmerizing bestseller that combines the storytelling gifts of Donna Tartt and the suspense of Alfred Hitchcock--A \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e Ten Best Book of the Year \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eSpecial Topics in Calamity Physics \u003c\/i\u003eis a darkly hilarious coming-of-age tale and a richly plotted suspense story, told with dazzling intelligence and wit. At the center of the novel is clever, deadpan Blue van Meer, who has a head full of literary, philosophical, scientific, and cinematic knowledge. But she could use some friends. Upon entering the elite St. Gallway School, she finds some--a clique of eccentrics known as the Bluebloods. One drowning and one hanging later, Blue finds herself puzzling out a byzantine murder mystery. Nabokov meets Donna Tartt (then invites the rest of the Western Canon to the party) in this novel--with visual aids drawn by the author--that has won over readers of all ages.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eMarisha Pessl\u003c\/b\u003e is the author of \u003ci\u003eNight Film \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eSpecial Topics in Calamity Physics\u003c\/i\u003e, her bestselling debut, which was awarded the John Sargent Sr. First Novel Prize (now the Center for Fiction's Flaherty-Dunnan First Novel Prize) and selected as one of the 10 Best Books of the Year by \u003ci\u003eThe New York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e. She lives with her husband and daughter in New York City.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Penguin Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50614440427794,"sku":"9780143112129","price":13.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_49c06606-b17a-41ee-b4ea-27bd87f435e2.jpg?v=1732444113","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/special-topics-in-calamity-physics-9780143112129","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}