{"product_id":"girlfriend-on-mars-hardcover","title":"Girlfriend on Mars - Hardcover","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eDeborah Willis\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAmber Kivinen is moving to Mars. Or at least, she will be if she wins a chance to join MarsNow. She and twenty-three reality TV contestants from around the world--including attractive Israeli soldier Adam, endearing fellow Canadian Pichu, and an assortment of science nerds and wannabe influencers--are competing for two seats on the first human-led mission to Mars, sponsored by billionaire Geoff Task.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMeanwhile Kevin, Amber's boyfriend of fourteen years, was content going nowhere until Amber left him--and their hydroponic weed business--behind. As he tends to (and smokes) the plants growing in their absurdly overpriced Vancouver basement apartment, Kevin tunes in to find out why the love of his life is so determined to leave the planet with somebody else. On screen, Amber competes in globe-trotting, \u003cem\u003eSurvivor\u003c\/em\u003e-meets-\u003cem\u003eStar Trek\u003c\/em\u003e challenges and seems like she might be falling for Adam. But is that real, or is it just a tactic to keep from being voted off? And since the technology to come home doesn't exist yet, would Amber really leave everything behind to be a billionaire's Martian guinea pig? Sure, the rainforest is burning, Geoff Task has bought New Zealand, and Kevin might be a little depressed, but isn't there some hope left for life on Earth?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAn audacious debut from \"a dazzlingly smart and strikingly original writer\" (Molly Antopol), \u003cem\u003eGirlfriend on Mars\u003c\/em\u003e is at once a satirical indictment of our pursuit of fame and wealth amidst environmental crisis, and an exploration of humanity's deepest longing, greatest quest, and most enduring cliché love.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eBack Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePraise for Deborah Willis and \u003cem\u003eThe Dark and Other Love Stories\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \"[Deborah] Willis is an immensely talented writer, and [\u003cem\u003eThe Dark and Other Love Stories\u003c\/em\u003e] is a thing of beauty: sometimes heartbreaking, sometimes funny, always sharply observed, elegant, and incisive.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e--Emily St. John Mandel, author of \u003cem\u003eSea of Tranquility\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \"The emotional range and depth of [Willis's stories], the clarity and deftness, are astonishing.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e--Alice Munro\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \"Willis zooms in and out on her chosen subjects, adroitly examining the physical and emotional distances that separate people from one another?and from the mysteries of their lives.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e--Sarah Ferguson, \u003cem\u003eNew York Times Book Review\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \"A wonderfully gifted storyteller whose stories enlarge our perceptions about the human capacity to love.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e--\u003cem\u003eChicago Review of Book\u003c\/em\u003es\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 368\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.4 x 8.3 x 5.5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e June 13, 2023\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51760932061472,"sku":"9780393285918","price":28.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/92996d0e8d9fd39fe7c08c2450b94dae.webp?v=1780194566","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/girlfriend-on-mars-hardcover","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}