{"product_id":"2940170520398","title":"Mrs. Caliban: A Novel","description":"\u003cp\u003eIt all starts with the radio. Dorothy's husband, Fred, has left for work, and she is at the kitchen sink washing the dishes, listening to classical music. Suddenly, the music fades out and a soft, close, dreamy voice says, \"Don't worry, Dorothy.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA couple weeks later, there is a special interruption in regular programming. The announcer warns all listeners of an escaped sea monster. Giant, spotted, and froglike, the beast amp;mdash; who was captured six months earlier by a team of scientists amp;mdash; is said to possess incredible strength and to be considered extremely dangerous.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThat afternoon, the seven-foot-tall lizard man walks through Dorothy's kitchen door. She is frightened at first, but there is something attractive about the monster. The two begin a tender, clandestine affair, and no one, not even Dorothy's husband or her best friend, seems to notice.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSelected by the British Book Marketing Council as one of the greatest American novels since World War II, \u003ci\u003eMrs. Caliban\u003c\/i\u003e, much like Guillermo del Toro's film \u003ci\u003eThe Shape of Water\u003c\/i\u003e, uses an interspecies romance to explores issues of passion and loneliness, love and loss amp;mdash; and in its own wryly subversive way, it blends surrealism, satire, and a strong female perspective.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Tantor Audio","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47179574804720,"sku":"2940170520398","price":10.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/2940170520398_p0.jpg?v=1763711348","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/2940170520398","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}