{"product_id":"the-powerbook-paperback","title":"The PowerBook - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eJeanette Winterson\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAdding to an already astounding body of work that explores the nature of love and desire, Jeanette Winterson (\u003ci\u003eSexing the Cherry\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eOranges are Not the Only Fruit\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Passion\u003c\/i\u003e) presents a stunning novel that probes the boundaries of the Internet. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAli writes stories on email for anyone who wants them. She promises \"freedom just for one night,\" but she does not do so without a warning: the story might change you. Ask for an epic love story and you will get one, but Ali will be cast in it, too, and the lines between the real and imagined may blur. Plucking characters from history and myth, Winterson journeys through time and stops in London, Paris, and Capri, all the while melding the language of love with that of computers. In \u003cb\u003eThe PowerBook\u003c\/b\u003e she has found a brilliant conceit through which to showcase her increasingly bold voice.\u003ch3\u003eFront Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eAdding to an already astounding body of work that explores the nature of love and desire, Jeanette Winterson (\"Sexing the Cherry, \"Oranges are Not the Only Fruit, \"The Passion) presents a stunning novel that probes the boundaries of the Internet. \u003cbr\u003eAli writes stories on email for anyone who wants them. She promises \"freedom just for one night,\" but she does not do so without a warning: the story might change you. Ask for an epic love story and you will get one, but Ali will be cast in it, too, and the lines between the real and imagined may blur. Plucking characters from history and myth, Winterson journeys through time and stops in London, Paris, and Capri, all the while melding the language of love with that of computers. In The PowerBook she has found a brilliant conceit through which to showcase her increasingly bold voice.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eA novelist whose honours include England's Whitbread Award and the American Academy's E.M. Forster Award, Jeanette Winterson burst into the literary community as a very young woman in the eighties with \u003ci\u003eOranges Are Not the Only Fruit\u003c\/i\u003e and soon won the praise of such masters as Gore Vidal (\"the most interesting young writer I have read in twenty years\") and Muriel Spark (\"just what we need now in the literature of the English language\"). She lives in London and the Cotswolds.\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 0.66 x 7.98 x 6.5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e October 09, 2001\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51750586122528,"sku":"9780375725050","price":18.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/93543a295153aae8c7aebdc012dd5191.webp?v=1779953921","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/the-powerbook-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}