{"product_id":"artifact-paperback-heyman-arlene","title":"Artifact by Arlene Heyman","description":"\u003cp\u003e''A wise, intimate tale that is by turns joyful, sorrowful and explicit'' Observer\u003cbr\u003e''The author delves deep into Lottie’s psyche, shying away from nothing, to create a rounded and gripping portrait of a woman on the edge of change’ Daily Mail\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLottie Kristin is independent from the start. Born in the middle of the century to a middle-class family in the very middle of America, Lottie is set apart by her smarts and sensuality. A girl who''d rather carry out dissections on a snowy back porch than join her family for Christmas dinner is a strange and exotic artifact in the town of Sleeping Bay.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBut by her early twenties, Lottie finds herself trapped in a marriage gone stale, with a daughter she adores but whose existence jeopardizes her place in the lab and her dream of becoming a scientist. How can a young woman make her way in a world determined to contain her brilliance, her will, and her longing to live?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBravely and wisely written, Artifact is an intimate and propulsive portrait of a whole woman, a celebration of her refusal to be defined by others’ imaginations, and a meditation on the glorious chaos of biological life.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Bloomsbury Publishing PLC","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47931805761774,"sku":"NB34646119","price":10.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0604\/8045\/4894\/files\/open-uri20260422-2137450-9lbklj.jpg?v=1776887796","url":"https:\/\/memegifts.shop\/products\/artifact-paperback-heyman-arlene","provider":"Meme Gifts ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}