{"product_id":"2940170124947","title":"The Book of Joan","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe bestselling author of \u003cem\u003eThe Small Backs of Children\u003c\/em\u003e offer a vision of our near-extinction and a heroine-a reimagined Joan of Arc-poised to save a world ravaged by war, violence, and greed, and forever change history, in this provocative new novel. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn the near future, world wars have transformed the earth into a battleground. Fleeing the unending violence and the planet's now-radioactive surface, humans have regrouped to a mysterious platform known as CIEL, hovering over their erstwhile home. The changed world has turned evolution on its head: the surviving humans have become sexless, hairless, pale-white creatures floating in isolation, inscribing stories upon their skin.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOut of the ranks of the endless wars rises Jean de Men, a charismatic and bloodthirsty cult leader who turns CIEL into a quasi-corporate police state. A group of rebels unite to dismantle his iron rule-galvanized by the heroic song of Joan, a child-warrior who possesses a mysterious force that lives within her and communes with the earth. When de Men and his armies turn Joan into a martyr, the consequences are astonishing. And no one-not the rebels, Jean de Men, or even Joan herself-can foresee the way her story and unique gift will forge the destiny of an entire world for generations.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA riveting tale of destruction and love found in the direst of places-even at the extreme end of post-human experience-Lidia Yuknavitch's \u003cem\u003eThe Book of Joan\u003c\/em\u003e raises questions about what it means to be human, the fluidity of sex and gender, and the role of art as a means for survival.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"HarperCollins Publishers","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47117120864496,"sku":"2940170124947","price":18.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/2940170124947_p0.jpg?v=1769904028","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/2940170124947","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}