{"product_id":"eat-the-sky-drink-the-ocean-paperback","title":"Eat the Sky, Drink the Ocean - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eKirsty Murray\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor), \u003cb\u003ePayal Dhar\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor), \u003cb\u003eAnita Roy\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eNineteen contributors from India and Australia--including Printz Award-winning author Margo Lanagan and \u003ci\u003eNew York Times \u003c\/i\u003ebestsellers Justine Larbalestier and Samhita Arnir--team up to create a \"rare treat of speculative literature\" in this groundbreaking feminist collection that \"bursts with imagination\" (\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e, starred review).\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eA post-apocalyptic Little Red Riding Hood. Girls and boys turning the tables on creepy old cat-callers. Female pirates rescuing abused women. A futuristic cooking show. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThese are just a few of the stories told in \u003ci\u003eEat the Sky, Drink the Ocean\u003c\/i\u003e, a feminist speculative fiction collection, born of a collaboration between Australian and Indian writers. Finding themselves inspired to action after crimes against women dominated national conversations, the editors of this collection paired writers and illustrators from India and Australia together to write stories, graphic novels, and even a play that reimagine what girls can be and see themselves as. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe results are stunning. Some of the authors worked together, some wrote stories along a similar theme, but all seventeen stories blend magical realism and self-confidence in a powerful and inspiring way.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eKirsty Murray eats too much chocolate but finds it helps her write. It seems to work as she's written twelve novels, many short stories, articles, nonfiction books, and millions of emails. Kirsty has been an Asialink Literature Resident at the University of Madras and writer-in-residence at the University of Himachal Pradesh. In 2012 she participated in the Bookwallah Roving Writers Festival and presented at literary events across India. Visit her online at KirstyMurray.com. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003ePayal Dhar's flights of fancy help her seek out new life and new civilization in her novels for youngsters. She has written seven books and numerous short stories for both big and little people. She's also a freelance editor and writer, and writes about computers and technology, books and reading, games, and anything else that catches her interest. Visit her online at Writeside.net. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAnita Roy is a writer, editor, and columnist with more than twenty-five years of publishing experience in the UK and India. Her stories and nonfiction essays have appeared in a number of anthologies, and she regularly reviews and writes for newspapers and magazines. She has completed her first children's novel, \u003ci\u003eDead School. \u003c\/i\u003eVisit her online at AnitaRoy.net.\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 240\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.8 x 8.2 x 5.5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e March 20, 2018\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51771976352032,"sku":"9781481470582","price":11.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/834cba6968003bb8f9a8283a3e6b4098.webp?v=1780398689","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/eat-the-sky-drink-the-ocean-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}