{"product_id":"endling-brilliant-funny-and-smart-full-of-science-longing-and-adventure-ann-patchett-9780349012742","title":"Endling","description":"\u003cp\u003e* LONGLISTED FOR THE BOOKER PRIZE 2025 *\u003cbr\u003e* WINNER OF THE GORDON BURN PRIZE 2026 *\u003cbr\u003e* SHORTLISTED FOR THE CLIMATE FICTION PRIZE *\u003cbr\u003e* WINNER OF THE ATWOOD GIBSON WRITERS' TRUST FICTION PRIZE *\u003cbr\u003e* A BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR: GUARDIAN , OBSERVER , IRISH TIMES , BBC, WASHINGTON POST , THE NEW YORKER , NPR, GOOD HOUSEKEEPING , PUBLISHER'S WEEKLY *\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAn unforgettable debut novel about the journey of three women and one extremely endangered snail through contemporary Ukraine\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e'A fierce and funny road-trip novel' GUARDIAN , the 50 hottest books to read right now\u003cbr\u003e'Inventive and playful' SUNDAY TIMES\u003cbr\u003e'A stunning debut' OBSERVER\u003cbr\u003e'I was gripped . . . Brilliant' DAILY MAIL\u003cbr\u003e'A thrilling ride' FINANCIAL TIMES\u003cbr\u003e'A bold, brilliant, original, funny and devastating novel' KATE MCLOUGHLIN, TLS\u003cbr\u003e'Brilliant and heart-stopping' LOS ANGELES TIMES\u003cbr\u003e' Startling and ambitious ' NEW YORK TIMES\u003cbr\u003e' Animated by dark humor and cool fury' NEW YORKER\u003cbr\u003e'Dexterous and formally inventive' MARCEL THEROUX, GUARDIAN BOOK OF THE DAY\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eUkraine, 2022. Yeva is a maverick scientist who scours the country's forests and valleys, trying and failing to breed rare snails while her relatives urge her to settle down and start a family of her own. What they don't know: Yeva already dates plenty of men-not for love, but to fund her work-entertaining Westerners who come to Ukraine on guided romance tours believing they'll find docile brides untainted by feminism.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eNastia and her sister, Solomiya, are also entangled in the booming marriage industry, posing as a hopeful bride and her translator while secretly searching for their missing mother, who vanished after years of fierce activism against the romance tours.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSo begins a journey of a lifetime across a country on the brink of war: three angry women, a truckful of kidnapped bachelors, and Lefty, a last-of-his-kind snail with one final shot at perpetuating his species.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Maria Reva","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49084981903611,"sku":"9780349012742","price":28.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0806\/8176\/3067\/files\/9780349012742.webp?v=1784507617","url":"https:\/\/aureliabooks.co.nz\/products\/endling-brilliant-funny-and-smart-full-of-science-longing-and-adventure-ann-patchett-9780349012742","provider":"Aurelia Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}