{"product_id":"9781399617185-sarah-canary","title":"Sarah Canary","description":"\u003cmeta content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\" http-equiv=\"Content-Type\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFrom the author of WE ARE ALL COMPLETELY BESIDE OURSELVES and THE JANE AUSTEN BOOK CLUB comes the strange, magical tale of Sarah Canary and the ragtag band of misfits and lovers she trails in her wake.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eWelcome to the Best of the Masterworks: A selection of the finest in science fiction\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e-\u003cbr\u003eBlack-cloaked Sarah Canary is the ugliest woman Chin Ah Kin could ever imagine. But after she wanders into a railway camp in the Washington territories in 1873, Chin is ordered by his uncle to escort her away. Far away. \u003cbr\u003eWhat should be simple journey quickly escalates beyond Chin's control, into a series of adventures and misadventures that are at once hilarious, deeply moving, and downright terrifying. Who - or what - is the mysterious Sarah Canary? And why can't Chin leave her, even for his own good?\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eCo-founder of the James Tiptree Jr. Award, Karen Joy Fowler is a multi-award-winning novelist. Her accolades include three World Fantasy Awards and two Nebula awards. \u003c\/i\u003eSarah Canary \u003ci\u003ewas her debut novel in 1991, and it was nominated for the Nebula, Locus and James Tiptree Jr. awards, winning the California Book Award Silver Medal.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e-\u003cbr\u003e'A picaresque romp that takes a good, long look into the human heart, this is a stunning debut' - \u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'The characters and the theme shine' - \u003ci\u003eLA Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Powerfully imagined . Here is a work that manages to be at the same time (and often in the same sentence) dark and deep and fun' - \u003ci\u003eThe Washington Post Book World\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rarewaves","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":40873783492705,"sku":"9781399617185","price":8.65,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0092\/7504\/8033\/files\/stand_14566455_jpg.jpg?v=1713262346","url":"https:\/\/www.rarewaves.com\/products\/9781399617185-sarah-canary","provider":"Rarewaves.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}