{"product_id":"the-manikin-paperback","title":"The Manikin - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eJoanna Scott\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Manikin is not a mannequin, but the curious estate of Henry Craxton, Sr. in a rural western New York State. Dubbed the Henry Ford of Natural History, by 1917 Craxton has become America's preeminent taxidermist. Into this magic box of a world-filled with eerily inanimate gibbons and bats, owls and peacocks, quetzals and crocodiles-wanders young Peg Griswood, daughter of Craxton's newest housekeeper. Part coming-of-age story, part gothic mystery, and part exploration of the intimate embrace between art and life, Joanna Scott's \u003ci\u003eThe Manikin\u003c\/i\u003e is compulsively readable and beautifully written.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eJoanna Scott\u003c\/b\u003e is the author of several books of fiction, including the novels \u003ci\u003eTourmaline \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eMake Believe\u003c\/i\u003e, and the story collection\u003ci\u003e Various Antidotes\u003c\/i\u003e. She is a recipient of a MacArthur Fellowship and a Lannan Award, and lives with her family in Rochester, New York.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 288\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.82 x 8.5 x 5.55 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e January 01, 2003\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51762460033312,"sku":"9780312421380","price":21.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/423280170c1ce26583a2260bd642d04d_a2c8db50-2dc9-40e0-9ef4-346960fd671f.webp?v=1780221651","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/the-manikin-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}