{"product_id":"the-book-of-joan-9780062383280","title":"The Book of Joan","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA \u003cem\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/em\u003e Notable Book \u003c\/strong\u003e-\u003cstrong\u003e BuzzFeed 50 Books We Can't Wait to Read this Year \u003c\/strong\u003e-\u003cstrong\u003e \u003cem\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/em\u003e Book Review Editor's Choice \u003c\/strong\u003e- \u003cstrong\u003eNational Bestseller\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\"Brilliant and incendiary.\" -- Jeff VanderMeer, \u003cem\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/em\u003e Book Review\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\"Stunning. . . . Yuknavitch understands that our collective narrative can either destroy or redeem us, and the outcome depends not just on who's telling it, but also on who's listening.\" -- \u003cem\u003eO\u003c\/em\u003e, The Oprah Magazine\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\"[A] searing fusion of literary fiction and reimagined history and science-fiction thriller and eco-fantasy.\" -- NPR Books\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe bestselling author of \u003cem\u003eThe Small Backs of Children\u003c\/em\u003e offers a vision of our near-extinction and a heroine--a reimagined Joan of Arc--poised to save a world ravaged by war, violence, and greed, and forever change history\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn the near future, world wars have transformed the earth into a battleground. Fleeing the unending violence and the planet's now-radioactive surface, humans have regrouped to a mysterious platform known as CIEL, hovering over their erstwhile home. The changed world has turned evolution on its head: the surviving humans have become sexless, hairless, pale-white creatures floating in isolation, inscribing stories upon their skin.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOut of the ranks of the endless wars rises Jean de Men, a charismatic and bloodthirsty cult leader who turns CIEL into a quasi-corporate police state. A group of rebels unite to dismantle his iron rule--galvanized by the heroic song of Joan, a child-warrior who possesses a mysterious force that lives within her and communes with the earth. When de Men and his armies turn Joan into a martyr, the consequences are astonishing. And no one--not the rebels, Jean de Men, or even Joan herself--can foresee the way her story and unique gift will forge the destiny of an entire world for generations.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA riveting tale of destruction and love found in the direst of places--even at the extreme end of post-human experience--Lidia Yuknavitch's \u003cem\u003eThe Book of Joan\u003c\/em\u003e raises questions about what it means to be human, the fluidity of sex and gender, and the role of art as a means for survival.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eYuknavitch, Lidia:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cp\u003eLidia Yuknavitch is the author of the National Bestselling novel \u003cem\u003eThe Small Backs of Children, \u003c\/em\u003ewinner of the 2016 Oregon Book Award's Ken Kesey Award for Fiction as well as the Reader's Choice Award, the novel \u003cem\u003eDora: A Headcase\u003c\/em\u003e, and three books of short stories. Her widely acclaimed memoir \u003cem\u003eThe Chronology of Water\u003c\/em\u003e was a finalist for a PEN Center USA award for creative nonfiction and winner of a PNBA Award and the Oregon Book Award Reader's Choice. She founded the workshop series Corporeal Writing in Portland Oregon, where she also teaches Women's Studies, Film Studies, Writing, and Literature. She received her doctorate in Literature from the University of Oregon. She lives in Oregon with her husband Andy Mingo and their renaissance man son, Miles. She is a very good swimmer.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Harper Perennial","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50523418755346,"sku":"9780062383280","price":13.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_36b008c8-cb77-40f4-9fd1-1cdb51f56e07.jpg?v=1731147187","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/the-book-of-joan-9780062383280","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}