Bertino, MarieHelene

Beautyland: A Novel

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ISBN 13:: 9780374109288
author:: Bertino, MarieHelene
format:: Hardback
publisher:: Farrar, Straus and Giroux
language:: English
Publication Year:: 2024
Pages:: 336
Dimensions:: 19.6 x 14.2 x 5.1 centimetres (0
Genre:: Fiction & Literature, Science Fiction, General,
Condition:: New
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A novel of startling originality, Beautyland is a wise and tender tale about a woman who doesn't feel at home on Earth. Born to a single mother in Philadelphia, Adina Giorno is a baby of unusual perception, possessing knowledge of a faraway planet. As she grows, she recognizes that she is different and reaches for warmth and light. A fax machine enables Adina to contact her extraterrestrial relatives, who have sent her to report on the oddities of Earthlings. For years, she dispatches transmissions on the terrors and surprising joys of human existence. Then, at a precarious moment, a beloved friend urges Adina to share her messages with the world. Is there a chance she is not alone? Marie-Helene Bertino's Beautyland is a remarkable evocation of the feeling of being in exile at home, introducing a gentle, unforgettable alien for our times.

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