{"product_id":"sexing-the-cherry","title":"Sexing the Cherry by Winterson, Jeanette","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eJeanette Winterson's dazzling novels have earned her widespread and unanimous international acclaim, establishing her as a major figure in world literature. \u003cem\u003eSexing the Cherry \u003c\/em\u003eis an imaginative tour de force exploring history, imagination, and the nature of time. \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn a fantastic world that is and is not seventeenth-century England, a baby is found floating in the Thames. The child is rescued by the Dog Woman, a murderous gentle giant who names her newfound trophy Jordan and takes him out for walks on a leash. When he grows up Jordan, like Gulliver, travels the world, but finds that the strangest wonders are spun out of his own head. The strangest wonder of all is Time. Does it exist? What is its nature? Why does every journey conceal another journey within its lines? What is the difference between seventeenth-century Jordan and twentieth-century Nicholas Jordan, a navel cadet in a warship? And who are the Twelve Dancing Princesses? \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eWith a story full of shimmering epiphanies, Jeanette Winterson again demonstrates the keenness of her craft and the singularity of her vision.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Jeanette Winterson\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Grove Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 08\/10\/1998\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 192\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.37lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.85h x 4.62w x 0.48d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780802135780\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBorn in Manchester, England, \u003cstrong\u003eJEANETTE WINTERSON\u003c\/strong\u003e is the author of more than twenty books, including the national bestseller \u003cem\u003eWhy Be Happy When You Could Be Normal?\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eOranges Are Not the Only Fruit\u003c\/em\u003e, and \u003cem\u003eThe Passion\u003c\/em\u003e. She has won many prizes including the Whitbread Award for Best First Novel, the John Llewellyn Rhys Prize, the E. M. Forster Award, and the Stonewall Award.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Grove Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":41903000912025,"sku":"9780802135780","price":17.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0572\/3367\/0297\/files\/img_86fb4228-7e24-4036-8f70-48ccce95ad0f.jpg?v=1724651103","url":"https:\/\/bookmarksretail.store\/products\/sexing-the-cherry","provider":"Bookmarks Retail","version":"1.0","type":"link"}