{"product_id":"9781931520386","title":"Was: a novel","description":"\"A moving lament for lost childhoods and an eloquent tribute to the enduring power of art.\"--\u003ci\u003eThe New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Staggeringly original and profound...Extraordinary, wonderful.\" --\u003ci\u003eTime Out\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"A startling, stimulating book filled with angels and scarecrows, gargoyles and garlands, vaudeville and violence. Pynchon goes Munchkin, you might say.\"--\u003ci\u003eWashington Post Book World\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA haunting novel exploring the lives of characters intertwined with \u003ci\u003eThe Wizard of Oz\u003c\/i\u003e: the \"real\" Dorothy Gale; Judy Garland's unhappy fame; and Jonathan, a dying actor, and his therapist, whose work at an asylum unwittingly intersects with the Yellow Brick Road.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eGeoff Ryman \u003c\/b\u003eis the author of \u003ci\u003eThe King's Last Song\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eAir\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Child Garden\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Unconquered Country\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eParadise Tales\u003c\/i\u003e. He has lived in Cambodia and Brazil, and now teaches at the University of Manchester, England.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Small Beer Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47180708839664,"sku":"9781931520386","price":9.49,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781931520386_p0.jpg?v=1763638966","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781931520386","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}