{"product_id":"the-margarets-9780061170690","title":"The Margarets","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe myriad alien civilizations populating far, distant worlds have many good reasons to detest the blight called \"humankind\" . . .\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe only human child living in a work colony on the Martian satellite Phobos, little Margaret Bain has invented six imaginary companions to keep boredom and loneliness at bay. Each an extension of her personality, they are lost to her when she is forced to return to Earth. But they are not gone.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe time will come when Margaret, fully grown and wed, must leave this dying world as well--this Earth so denuded by thoughtlessness and chemistry that its only viable export is slaves. For now Margarets are scattered throughout the galaxy. And their creator must bring her selves home . . . or watch the human race perish.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eTepper, Sheri S.:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cp\u003eSheri S. Tepper is the author of more than thirty resoundingly acclaimed novels, including \u003cem\u003eThe Waters Rising\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eThe Margarets\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eThe Companions\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eThe Visitor\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eThe Fresco\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eSinger from the Sea\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eSix Moon Dance\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eThe Family Tree\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eGibbon's Decline and Fall\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eShadow's End\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eA Plague of Angels\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eSideshow\u003c\/em\u003e, and \u003cem\u003eBeauty\u003c\/em\u003e; numerous novellas; stories; poems; and essays. She lives in Santa Fe, New Mexico.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Harper","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51201387430162,"sku":"9780061170690","price":5.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_a40d8bca-fcc1-4f42-91bf-f39059944479.jpg?v=1744910912","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/the-margarets-9780061170690","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}