{"product_id":"9781429914482","title":"Jennie: A Novel","description":"Test2-MacmillanNonDRM-\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA heartwarming and thought-provoking novel, \u003ci\u003eJennie\u003c\/i\u003e tells the extraordinary tale of an orphaned chimpanzee who captures the hearts of everyone she meets.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eOn a research trip to West Africa, Dr. Hugo Archibald of the Boston Museum of Natural History encounters an orphaned baby chimpanzee. Archibald decides to bring the ape, whom he names \u003ci\u003eJennie\u003c\/i\u003e, back to Boston and raise her alongside his own two young children as a kind of scientific experiment.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eJennie\u003c\/i\u003e captures the hearts of everyone she encounters. She believes herself to be a human being and does almost everything a human child can, from riding a tricycle to fighting over the television with her siblings to communicating in American Sign Language.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eTold from shifting points of view of those closest to \u003ci\u003eJennie\u003c\/i\u003e, this bittersweet novel, which inspired the award-winning Disney television film The \u003ci\u003eJennie\u003c\/i\u003e Project, forces us to take a closer look at the species that shares 98 percent of our DNA. It raises the question: What does it really mean to be human?\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCelebrated author Douglas Preston's \u003ci\u003eJennie\u003c\/i\u003e is based on the real story of the chimpanzee who inspired Curious George. Translated into many languages, this worldwide bestseller is a moving story that explores animal intelligence, communication, and the complex bond between humans and our closest living relatives.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAt the Publisher's request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management Software (DRM) applied.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Tor Publishing Group","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47154191401200,"sku":"9781429914482","price":11.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781429914482_p0.jpg?v=1763749825","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781429914482","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}