{"product_id":"9781742370132","title":"Five Wounds: An Illuminated Novel","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eInspired by Italo Calvino, Jeanette Winterson, \u003ci\u003eBuffy the Vampire Slayer\u003c\/i\u003e, and the \u003ci\u003eUncanny X-Men\u003c\/i\u003e, this surreal, darkly beautiful, and unsettling graphic novel about five wounded orphans is by turns hilarious and horrific, grotesque and tender\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eOn an unnaturally dark night, an unnaturally black dog took a baby from its cradle. Behave, child, or the same might happen to you!\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn a cruel and arbitrary world, where disturbing lapses in logic are commonplace, five orphans must face their traumatic origins. Gabriella is a crippled angel, haunted by her inability to interpret prophecies. Cur is the rabid leader of a sect of dogs, desperate to escape his inheritance. Cuckoo is a gambler with a wax face determined to find a fixed identity before his luck runs out. Magpie is a thief in search of the perfect photographic subject, but terrified of going blind. Crow is a leper trying to distill the essence of death as an antidote to dying. Each of them is deformed; each has a special ability; each is connected to all of the others. And each gets exactly what they deserve—or do they? This sumptuous, densely layered medieval-style illuminated novel features richly illustrated endpapers, a midsection of plates on vellum finish, and a red ribbon bookmark.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Allen \u0026 Unwin Pty., Limited","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48260687692016,"sku":"9781742370132","price":31.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781742370132_p0.jpg?v=1763703396","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781742370132","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}