{"product_id":"9781526619426","title":"Artifact","description":"\u003ch3\u003eAuthor: Arlene Heyman\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003ch4\u003eModern \u0026amp; contemporary fiction (post c 1945)\u003c\/h4\u003e\u003ch5\u003ePublished on 11 November 2021 by Bloomsbury Publishing PLC in the United Kingdom.\u003c\/h5\u003e\u003ch4\u003ePaperback | 288 pages\u003cbr\u003e197 x 129 x 21mm | 208g\u003c\/h4\u003e\u003chr\u003e\u003cp\u003e'A wise, intimate tale that is by turns joyful, sorrowful and explicit' Observer'The author delves deep into Lottie’s psyche, shying away from nothing, to create a rounded and gripping portrait of a woman on the edge of change’ Daily MailLottie Kristin is independent from the start. Born in the middle of the century to a middle-class family in the very middle of America, Lottie is set apart by her smarts and sensuality. A girl who'd rather carry out dissections on a snowy back porch than join her family for Christmas dinner is a strange and exotic artifact in the town of Sleeping Bay.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBut by her early twenties, Lottie finds herself trapped in a marriage gone stale, with a daughter she adores but whose existence jeopardizes her place in the lab and her dream of becoming a scientist. How can a young woman make her way in a world determined to contain her brilliance, her will, and her longing to live?Bravely and wisely written, Artifact is an intimate and propulsive portrait of a whole woman, a celebration of her refusal to be defined by others’ imaginations, and a meditation on the glorious chaos of biological life.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Arlene Heyman","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57425692754303,"sku":"9781526619426","price":8.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0998\/2132\/2623\/files\/9781526619426_6031bc31-2599-4006-b8de-17d81a40ee74.jpg?v=1778844515","url":"https:\/\/berwynbookshop.co.uk\/products\/9781526619426","provider":"The Berwyn Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}