{"product_id":"artifact-1","title":"Artifact By Heyman, Arlene","description":"\u003cb\u003e''A wise, intimate tale that is by turns joyful, sorrowful and explicit'' \u003ci\u003eObserver\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e''\u003c\/i\u003eThe 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’ \u003ci\u003eDaily Mail\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\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.But 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?Bravely and wisely written, \u003ci\u003eArtifact \u003c\/i\u003eis 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.","brand":"MediaPlace","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57820659941758,"sku":"NW9781526619419","price":12.78,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1379\/1261\/files\/9781526619419.jpg?v=1788200727","url":"https:\/\/mediaplace.com\/products\/artifact-1","provider":"MediaPlace","version":"1.0","type":"link"}