{"product_id":"the-book-of-joan","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","brand":"Harper Perennial","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":54036967293294,"sku":"9780062383280","price":17.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0984\/1007\/0382\/files\/imageloader_b6e152be-24c2-48f3-8efe-5aabedb71da5.jpg?v=1781970525","url":"https:\/\/tenderbuttonsbooks.com\/products\/the-book-of-joan","provider":"Tender Buttons Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}