{"product_id":"mrs-caliban-faber-editions-wonderful-margaret-atwood","title":"Mrs Caliban (Faber Editions): 'Wonderful' (Margaret Atwood)","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold a-text-italic\"\u003eThe frogman was still there, sitting on the corner of her bed, looking towards her ...\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDorothy is a grieving housewife in the Californian suburbs. Her infant son, unborn child, and dog have all just died; her husband is unfaithful; her only friend is an alcoholic. One day, the radio announces that a green-skinned sea monster has escaped from the Institute for Oceanographic Research - but little did she expect him to arrive in her kitchen. Muscular yet gentle, vegetarian, and excellent at housework, Larry the frogman is a revelation: and their passionate affair goes beyond their wildest dreams ...\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eReissued with a foreword by Irenosen Okojie, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eRachel Ingalls'\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold a-text-italic\"\u003eMrs Caliban\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eis a surrealist masterpiece: as dazzling today as it was four decades ago.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e'A miracle\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e . \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eA perfect novel.'\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eNew Yorker\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e'One of my favourite novels in the world.'\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e Daniel Handler aka Lemony Snicket\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e'Still outpaces, out-weirds, and out-romances anything today.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e' Marlon James\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e'An impeccable parable, beautifully written.'\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e John Updike\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e'Every one of its 125 pages is perfect, original, and arresting. Clear a Saturday, please, and read it in a single sitting.'\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eHarper's\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rachel Ingalls","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45081552257201,"sku":"9780571367986","price":5.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0671\/1833\/4129\/files\/Untitleddesign-2025-01-15T125322.910.png?v=1737271005","url":"https:\/\/cd15fe-a1.myshopify.com\/products\/mrs-caliban-faber-editions-wonderful-margaret-atwood","provider":"Aafaq Bookstore UK","version":"1.0","type":"link"}