{"product_id":"9781427295569","title":"The Shape of Water","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e*Winner of the 2018 Golden Globe Award for Best Director of a Motion Picture*\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eVisionary storyteller Guillermo del Toro and celebrated author Daniel Kraus combine their estimable talent in this haunting, heartbreaking audiobook.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Shape of Water\u003c\/i\u003e is set in Cold War-era Baltimore at the Occam Aerospace Research Center, which has recently received its most sensitive asset ever: an amphibious man captured in the Amazon. What unfolds is a stirring romance between the asset and one of the janitors on staff, a mute woman who uses sign language to communicate with the creature. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDeveloped from the ground up as a bold two-tiered release—one story interpreted by two artists in the independent mediums of literature and film—\u003ci\u003eThe Shape of Water \u003c\/i\u003eweaves together fantasy, horror, and romance to create a tale that is equally gripping on the big screen, and as an audio performance.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePrepare for an experience unlike anything you've ever heard or seen.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePraise for \u003ci\u003eThe Shape of Water\u003c\/i\u003e directed by Guillermo del Toro\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"With encouragement from critics and awards voters, discerning viewers should make Fox Searchlight’s December release the season’s classiest date movie — for perhaps the greatest of \u003ci\u003eThe Shape of Water\u003c\/i\u003e’s many surprises is how extravagantly romantic it is...It’s as pure-hearted and simple a girl-meets-Amazonian-water-creature-who-might-just-be-a-god story as any ever made.” —\u003ci\u003eVariety\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"It is never less than magnificent.”—\u003ci\u003eThe Daily Beast\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"A visually and emotionally ravishing fantasy that should find a welcome embrace from audiences starved for imaginative escape.”—\u003ci\u003eThe Hollywood Reporter\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAwarded the Golden Lion for Best Film at the 74th Annual Venice International Film Festival\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Macmillan Audio","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47029295186160,"sku":"9781427295569","price":39.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781427295569_p0.jpg?v=1763746721","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781427295569","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}