{"product_id":"9781604868258","title":"The Science of Herself","description":"\u003cp\u003eWidely respected in the so-called “mainstream” for her New York Times bestselling novels, Karen Joy Fowler is also a formidable, often controversial, and always exuberant presence in Science Fiction. Here she debuts a provocative new story written especially for this series. Set in the days of Darwin, “\u003ci\u003eThe Science of Herself\u003c\/i\u003e” is a marvelous hybrid of SF and historical fiction: the almost-true story of England’s first female paleontologist who took on the Victorian old-boy establishment armed with only her own fierce intelligence—and an arsenal of dino bones.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePlus...\u003cbr\u003e“\u003ci\u003eThe Pelican Bar\u003c\/i\u003e,” a homely tale of family ties that makes Guantánamo look like summer camp; “The Further Adventures of the \u003ci\u003eInvisible Man\u003c\/i\u003e,” a droll tale of sports, shoplifting and teen sex; and “\u003ci\u003eThe Motherhood Statement\u003c\/i\u003e,” a quietly angry upending of easy assumptions that shows off Fowler’s deep radicalism and impatience with conservative homilies and liberal pieties alike.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAnd Featuring: our Outspoken Interview in which Fowler prophesies California’s fate, reveals the role of bad movies in good marriages, and intimates that girls just want to have fun (which means make trouble).\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"PM Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47052699894000,"sku":"9781604868258","price":12.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781604868258_p0.jpg?v=1763829768","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781604868258","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}