{"product_id":"blue-ticket-paperback","title":"Blue Ticket - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eSophie Mackintosh\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cb\u003eFrom the author of the Booker Prize longlisted novel \u003ci\u003eThe Water Cure\u003c\/i\u003e comes another mesmerizing, refracted vision of our society: What if the life you're given is the wrong one?\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Blue Ticket\u003c\/i\u003e adds something new to the dystopian tradition set by Orwell's \u003ci\u003e1984 \u003c\/i\u003eor Atwood's \u003ci\u003eThe Handmaid's Tale.\" --New York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eCalla knows how the lottery works. Everyone does. On the day of your first bleed, you report to the station to learn what kind of woman you will be. A white ticket grants you marriage and children. A blue ticket grants you a career and freedom. You are relieved of the terrible burden of choice. And once you've taken your ticket, there is no going back. But what if the life you're given is the wrong one? \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWhen Calla, a blue-ticket woman, begins to question her fate, she must go on the run. Pregnant and desperate, Calla must contend with whether or not the lottery knows her better than she knows herself--and what that might mean for her child. With \u003ci\u003eBlue Ticket\u003c\/i\u003e, Sophie Mackintosh has created another mesmerizing, refracted vision of our world that explores the impossible decisions women have to make when society restricts their choices.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSophie Mackintosh\u003c\/b\u003e is the author of \u003ci\u003eThe Water Cure\u003c\/i\u003e, which won the 2019 Betty Trask Award and was longlisted for the 2018 Man Booker Prize. In 2016 she won the White Review Short Story Prize and the Virago\/Stylist short story competition. She has been published in \u003ci\u003eThe New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eElle\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eGranta\u003c\/i\u003e, among others.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 304\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.8 x 7.9 x 5.1 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e May 04, 2021\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51768090788128,"sku":"9781984898906","price":16.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/3fd1a529206709e680516002e66c61f7.webp?v=1780324467","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/blue-ticket-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}