{"product_id":"sorrowland-by-rivers-solomon","title":"Sorrowland by Rivers Solomon","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"product__overview-column\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA \u003ci\u003eTIME \u003c\/i\u003e100 Must-Read Book of 2021\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e Best Science Fiction and Fantasy Book of 2021\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe Stonewall Book Award winner of 2022\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003eNamed a Best Book of 2021 by NPR\u003ci\u003e, The New York Public Library, Publishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e and more!\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA triumphant, genre-bending breakout novel from one of the boldest new voices in contemporary fiction.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eVern--seven months pregnant and desperate to escape the strict religious compound where she was raised--flees for the shelter of the woods. There, she gives birth to twins and plans to raise them far from the influence of the outside world.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBut even in the forest, Vern is a hunted woman. Forced to fight back against the community that refuses to let her go, she unleashes incredible brutality far beyond what a person should be capable of, her body wracked by inexplicable and uncanny changes.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eTo understand her metamorphosis and to protect her small family, Vern has to face the past and, more troublingly, the future--outside the woods. Finding the truth will mean uncovering not only the secrets of the compound she fled but also the violent history of America that produced it.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eRivers Solomon's \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eSorrowland\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e is a genre-bending work of gothic fiction. Here, monsters aren't just individuals but entire nations. This is a searing, seminal book that marks the arrival of a bold, unignorable voice in American fiction.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAuthor Biography:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eRivers Solomon \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003ewrites about life in the margins, where they're much at home. Their work has appeared in \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Paris Review\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe New York Times Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Best American Short Stories\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, and other publications. They are the author of An \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eUnkindness of Ghosts\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Deep\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, and \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eSorrowland\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e. A refugee of the transatlantic slave trade, Solomon was born on Turtle Island. They currently live in the United Kingdom.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePublished date: \u003cspan\u003eMay 3, 2022\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003ePublisher: Picador USA\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePrint length: 368 pages\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eLanguage: English\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eISBN-13: 9781250849267\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Thin Veil Bookstore","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":62996938162257,"sku":null,"price":24.0,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1067\/4257\/9281\/files\/Sorrowland_PB.png?v=1792305101","url":"https:\/\/thinveilbookstore.ca\/products\/sorrowland-by-rivers-solomon","provider":"Thin Veil Bookstore","version":"1.0","type":"link"}