{"product_id":"when-women-were-dragons-pb","title":"When Women Were Dragons","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA GOODREADS BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR - A fiery feminist fantasy tale set in 1950s America where thousands of women have spontaneously transformed into dragons, exploding notions of a woman's place in the world and expanding minds about accepting others for who they really are.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"Ferociously imagined...and as exhilarating as a ride on dragonback.\" \u003c\/b\u003e-- Lev Grossman, bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eThe Magicians Trilogy\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn the first adult novel by the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eThe Ogress and The Orphans\u003c\/i\u003e, Alex Green is a young girl in a world much like ours, except for its most seminal event: the Mass Dragoning of 1955, when hundreds of thousands of ordinary wives and mothers sprouted wings, scales, and talons; left a trail of fiery destruction in their path; and took to the skies. Was it their choice? What will become of those left behind? Why did Alex's beloved aunt Marla transform but her mother did not? Alex doesn't know. It's taboo to speak of.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eForced into silence, Alex nevertheless must face the consequences of this astonishing event: a mother more protective than ever; an absentee father; the upsetting insistence that her aunt never even existed; and watching her beloved cousin Bea become dangerously obsessed with the forbidden.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn this timely and timeless speculative novel, award-winning author Kelly Barnhill boldly explores rage, memory, and the tyranny of forced limitations. \u003ci\u003eWhen Women Were Dragons\u003c\/i\u003e exposes a world that wants to keep women small--their lives and their prospects--and examines what happens when they rise en masse and take up the space they deserve.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cb\u003eKELLY BARNHILL\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/strong\u003ehas written several middle grade novels, including \u003ci\u003eThe Girl Who Drank the Moon\u003c\/i\u003e, a \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestseller and winner of the 2017 John Newbery Medal. She is also the recipient of the World Fantasy Award, and has been a finalist for the SFWA Andre Norton Nebula Award and the PEN America Literary Award. She lives in Minneapolis with her family. \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"My Store","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46712516837661,"sku":"9780593466575","price":18.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0821\/9095\/8877\/files\/9780593466575.jpg?v=1705255628","url":"https:\/\/staging.anovelideaphilly.com\/products\/when-women-were-dragons-pb","provider":"A Novel Idea on Passyunk","version":"1.0","type":"link"}