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Narrated in the spirited, unsentimental voice of 20-year-old Lidie Newton, the novel is at once an ambitious examination of a turning point in history and the riveting story of one woman's journey into uncharted regions of place and self.\" \u003cbr\u003e--\"Chicago Tribune \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"[A] grand tale of the moral and political upheavals igniting antebellum frontier life and a heroine so wonderfully fleshed and unforgettable you will think you are listening to her story instead of reading it. Smiley may have snared a Pulitzer for A Thousand Acres . . . but it is with Lydia (Lidie) Harkness Newton that she emphatically captures our hearts. . . . The key word in Smiley's title is Adventures, and Lydia's are crammed with breathless movement, danger, and tension; populated by terrifically entertaining characters and securely grounded in telling detail.\" \u003cbr\u003e--\"The Miami Herald \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"SMILEY BRILLIANTLY EVOKES MID-19TH-CENTURY LIFE. . . . Richly imagined and superbly written, Jane Smiley's new novel is an extraordinary accomplishment in an already distinguished career.\" \u003cbr\u003e--\"Atlanta Journal-Constitution \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"A SPRAWLING EPIC . . . A garrulous, nights-by-the-hearth narrative not unlike those classics of the period it emulates. 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Lidie's story reads like a long and various dream, brightly colored and brilliantly observed--a journey into a world as troubled, ambiguous, and full of life as our own.\" \u003cbr\u003e--\"Chicago Tribune \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"An adventure story, full of suspense, near-misses, and coincidence . . . The first and sustaining marvel of [Smiley's] new novel is Lydia Newton's voice: grounded in 19th-century reserve, yet honest, self-aware, and curious.\" \u003cbr\u003e--\"Toronto Globe \u0026amp; Mail \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Smiley nabbed a Pulitzer for A Thousand Acres. This stunning new effort should win equally thunderous acclaim.\" \u003cbr\u003e--\"Mademoiselle\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"An immensely appealing heroine, a historical setting conveyed with impressive fidelity and a charming and poignant love story make Smiley's new novel a sure candidate for bestseller longevity. . . . 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This novel performs all the functions of superior fiction: in reading one woman's moving story, we understand an historical epoch, the social and political conditions that produced it, and the psychological, moral, and economic motivations of the people who incited and endured its violent confrontations.\" \u003cbr\u003e--\"Publishers Weekly (starred review) \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Gloriously detailed and brilliantly told, this is a hugely entertaining, illuminating, and sagacious vision of a time of profound moral and political conflict, and of one woman's coming to terms with the perilous, maddening, and precious world.\" \u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eJane Smiley is the author of 8 previous works of fiction, including \u003ci\u003eThe Age of Grief, The Greenlanders, Ordinary Love \u0026amp; Good Will, A Thousand Acres\u003c\/i\u003e (which won the Chicago Tribune Heartland Prize, the National Book Critics Circle Award, and the Pulitzer Prize), and \u003ci\u003eMoo.\u003c\/i\u003e She lives in northern California.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 480\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.81 x 8.06 x 5.17 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e December 29, 1998\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eAward:\u003c\/strong\u003e Spur Awards (1999)\u003c\/div\u003e\n                ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47435921391837,"sku":"9780449910832","price":22.8,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0811\/9867\/8237\/files\/46g9YNGfUB9780449910832_7c1e7eb5-05ac-47c5-a4f4-79cbe7d1dc03.webp?v=1771395189"},{"product_id":"maame-paperback-3","title":"Maame - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eJessica George\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAN INSTANT \u003ci\u003eNEW YORK TIMES \u003c\/i\u003eBESTSELLER! - A \u003ci\u003eToday\u003c\/i\u003e Show #ReadWithJenna Book Club Pick\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cb\u003e- A February 2023 Indie Next Pick\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eSparkling.\" --\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe New York Times\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"An utterly charming and deeply moving portrait of the joys\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e--\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eand the guilt\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e--\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eof trying to find your own way in life.\" \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e--\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eCeleste Ng, #1 \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eOur Missing Hearts\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"Lively, funny, poignant . . . 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It's a story, as one character puts it, to make you believe in God.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eBack Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMORE THAN SEVEN MILLION COPIES SOLD\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e Bestseller * \u003ci\u003eLos Angeles Times\u003c\/i\u003e Bestseller * \u003ci\u003eWashington Post\u003c\/i\u003e Bestseller * \u003ci\u003eSan Francisco Chronicle\u003c\/i\u003e Bestseller * \u003ci\u003eChicago Tribune\u003c\/i\u003e Bestseller \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"A story to make you believe in the soul-sustaining power of fiction.\" \u003ci\u003eLos Angeles Times Book Review \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAfter the sinking of a cargo ship, a solitary lifeboat remains bobbing on the wild blue Pacific. The only survivors from the wreck are a sixteen-year-old boy named Pi, a hyena, a wounded zebra, an orangutan and a 450-pound royal bengal tiger. The scene is set for one of the most extraordinary and beloved works of fiction in recent years.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eUniversally acclaimed upon publication, \u003ci\u003eLife of Pi\u003c\/i\u003e is a modern classic. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eYann Martel\u003c\/b\u003e was born in Spain in 1963 of Canadian parents. \u003ci\u003eLife of Pi\u003c\/i\u003e was translated into forty-five languages, won the 2002 Man Booker Prize, and spent fifty-seven weeks on the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestseller list. He is also the author of the novels \u003ci\u003eBeatrice and Virgil\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eSelf\u003c\/i\u003e, the collection of stories \u003ci\u003eThe Facts Behind the Helsinki Roccamatios\u003c\/i\u003e, and a collection of letters to the prime minister of Canada, \u003ci\u003eWhat Is Stephen Harper Reading?\u003c\/i\u003e. 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He is also the author of the novels \"Beatrice and Virgil\" and \"Self,\" the collection of stories \"The Facts Behind the Helsinki Roccamatios,\" and a collection of letters to the prime minister of Canada, \"101 Letters to a Prime Minister.\" He lives in Saskatchewan, Canada.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 352\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.94 x 8 x 5.31 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e May 01, 2003\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eAward:\u003c\/strong\u003e Book Sense Book of the Year Award (2004)\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAccelerated Reader:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eQuiz Name:\u003c\/strong\u003e Life of Pi\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eInterest Level:\u003c\/strong\u003e Upper Grades, 9-12\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eReading Level:\u003c\/strong\u003e 5.7\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePoint Value:\u003c\/strong\u003e 16\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47457156071645,"sku":"9780156027328","price":22.79,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0811\/9867\/8237\/files\/r6xdB6yTv9780156027328.webp?v=1781246022"},{"product_id":"life-of-pi-hardcover-3","title":"Life of Pi - Hardcover","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eYann Martel\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWINNER OF THE MAN BOOKER PRIZE\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe international bestseller and modern classic of adventure, survival, and the power of storytelling is now an award-winning play. \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAfter the sinking of a cargo ship, a solitary lifeboat remains bobbing on the wild blue Pacific. 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It's an adventure tale so filled with love for the animal kingdom that it ought to roar.\" \u003ci\u003eDenver Post \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Although the book reverberates with echoes from sources as disparate at \u003ci\u003eRobinson Crusoe\u003c\/i\u003e and Aesop's fables, the work it most strongly recalls is Ernest Hemingway's own foray into existentialist parable, \u003ci\u003eThe Old Man and the Sea\u003c\/i\u003e.\" \u003ci\u003eThe New York Times Book Review \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"A fantastical tale.\" \u003ci\u003eUSA Today\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"A real adventure: brutal, tender, expressive, dramatic, and disarmingly funny.\" \u003ci\u003eSan Francisco Chronicle\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Readers familiar with Margaret Atwood, Mavis Gallant, Alice Munro, Michael Ondaatje and Carol Shields should learn to make room on the map of contemporary Canadian fiction for the formidable Yann Martel.\" \u003ci\u003eChicago Tribune\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Fantastic in nearly every sense of the word, \u003ci\u003eLife of Pi\u003c\/i\u003e is a gripping adventure story, a parable about the place of human beings in the universe and a tantalizing work of metafiction . . . 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