{"product_id":"9781784701857","title":"Two Years Eight Months and Twenty-Eight Nights","description":"\u003ch3\u003eAuthor: Rushdie, Salman\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003ch4\u003eFiction \u0026amp; related items\u003c\/h4\u003e\u003cp\u003ePublished on 5 May 2016 by Vintage Publishing (Vintage).\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePaperback \/ softback | 304 pages\u003cbr\u003e192 x 122 x 20 | 218g\u003cp\u003eBlending history, mythology and a timeless love story, this is a satirical, magical masterpiece.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e In the near future, after a storm strikes New York City, the strangenesses begin. A down-to-earth gardener finds that his feet no longer touch the ground. A graphic novelist awakens in his bedroom to a mysterious entity that resembles his own comic book creation. Abandoned at the mayor's office, a baby identifies corruption with her mere presence, marking the guilty with blemishes and boils. A seductive gold digger is soon tapped to combat forces beyond imagining.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Unbeknownst to them, they are all descended from the whimsical, capricious, wanton creatures known as the jinn. Centuries ago, Dunia, a princess of the jinn, fell in love with a mortal man of reason. Together they produced an astonishing number of children, unaware of their fantastical powers, who spread across generations in the human world.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e 'A riotous, exuberant and sometimes maddening celebration of the power of storytelling' Sunday Times\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rushdie, Salman","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42465791443128,"sku":"9781784701857","price":9.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0509\/1953\/8872\/files\/9781784701857.jpg?v=1734713828","url":"https:\/\/octoberbooks.org\/products\/9781784701857","provider":"October Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}