{"product_id":"phalaina-hardcover","title":"Phalaina - Hardcover","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eAlice Brie`re-Haquet\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eEmma Ramadan\u003c\/b\u003e (Translator)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAudioFile Earphones Award Winner\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eWe discover a new species of life form every day. \u003cbr\u003e But, every day, \u003cbr\u003e a species also disappears. \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e The fly has 10 chromosomes, \u003cbr\u003e the hamster 22, the rat 42, the human 46, \u003cbr\u003e the chimpanzee 48, the cow 60, \u003cbr\u003e and the butterfly 380. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e London, 1881. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e There's something a little eerie about Manon - she's not like the other girls at the orphanage. Maybe it's her red eyes. Maybe it's her silence. Maybe it's the series of violent deaths that seem to follow her. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e What we do know: someone is hot on her tail. And there's a lot of money at stake in finding out where exactly she comes from - and what exactly she is. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Concurrent to Manon's story are letters to Charles Darwin from Professor Humphrey, a scientist who has recently died under mysterious circumstances. Is it true that natural selection left humans at the top of the pyramid of life after all? Or in the process of evolution, was there something elemental that humans lost, something that connected us to the rest of life on earth? Who and what else is out there? \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e In order to stay alive, Manon must untangle the mystery of her origins, and perhaps the origins of humanity as well. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e From French writer Alice Brière-Haquet and translated by PEN-award winning translator Emma Ramadan comes \u003ci\u003ePhalaina\u003c\/i\u003e - the middle grade historical sci fi thriller you won't be able to put down. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eP R A I S E\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e ★ \"Fiendishly clever...[Brière-Haquet's] clinically cool narrative voice injects gravitas into the evolutionary discussion while placing a buffer of emotional distance between the reader and some truly gruesome off-stage mayhem.\" \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e--\u003ci\u003eBCCB \u003c\/i\u003e(starred)\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e ★ \"A luminous eco fable wrapped in an immersive, propulsive tale.\" \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e--\u003ci\u003eForeword \u003c\/i\u003e(starred)\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eEmma Ramadan\u003c\/b\u003e translates books of all genres from French. She is the recipient of the PEN Translation Prize, the Albertine Prize, an NEA Fellowship, and a Fulbright for her work. Her recent translations include Abdellah Taïa's \u003ci\u003eA Country for Dying\u003c\/i\u003e, Kamel Daoud's \u003ci\u003eZabor, or the Psalms\u003c\/i\u003e, and Anne Garréta's \u003ci\u003eIn Concrete\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 320\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.9 x 8.5 x 5.9 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e September 20, 2022\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51766072049952,"sku":"9781646141821","price":18.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/6e7a1ef7d7632a6be06b0a60372240b2.webp?v=1780284923","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/phalaina-hardcover","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}