{"product_id":"9781878972194","title":"The Hearing Trumpet","description":"\u003cp\u003eLeonora Carrington (1917–2011), the distinguished British-born Surrealist painter who made her home in Mexico City, was also a writer of extraordinary imagination and charm, and \u003ci\u003eThe Hearing Trumpet\u003c\/i\u003e is perhaps her best loved book. It tells the story of 92-year-old Marian Leatherby, who is given the gift of a hearing trumpet only to discover that her family has been plotting to have her committed to an institution. But this is an institution where the buildings are shaped like birthday cakes and igloos, where the Winking Abbess and the Queen Bee reign, and where the gateway to the underworld is wide open. It is also the scene of a mysterious murder. Occult twin to \u003ci\u003eAlice in Wonderland\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Hearing Trumpet\u003c\/i\u003e is a classic of fantastic literature that has been translated and celebrated throughout the world.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Exact Change","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47050809377008,"sku":"9781878972194","price":15.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781878972194_p0.jpg?v=1763603227","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781878972194","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}