{"product_id":"pink-slime-1","title":"Pink Slime","description":"\u003cb\u003eLonglisted for the NATIONAL BOOK AWARD for Translated Literature - Named a BEST BOOK of 2024 by NPR, \u003ci\u003eEsquire\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eScreenRant\u003c\/i\u003e - \"The disconcerting familiarity of this strange, windswept world will haunt you.\" --\u003ci\u003eEsquire\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eA hair-raising, poetic novel about a woman and the people who depend on her as the world around them edges toward apocalypse.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn a city ravaged by a mysterious plague, a woman tries to understand why her world is falling apart. An algae bloom has poisoned the previously pristine air that blows in from the sea. Inland, a secretive corporation churns out the only food anyone can afford--a revolting pink paste, made of an unknown substance. In the short, desperate breaks between deadly windstorms, our narrator stubbornly tends to her few remaining relationships: with her difficult but vulnerable mother; with the ex-husband for whom she still harbors feelings; with the boy she nannies, whose parents sent him away even as terrible threats loomed. Yet as conditions outside deteriorate further, her commitment to remaining in place only grows--even if staying means being left behind. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAn evocative elegy for a safe, clean world, \u003ci\u003ePink Slime\u003c\/i\u003e is buoyed by humor and its narrator's resiliency. This vivid and unforgettable novel explores the place where love, responsibility, and self-preservation converge.","brand":"Heather Cleary, Fernanda Trías","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":46719269372140,"sku":"9781668049785","price":19.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0684\/1791\/3068\/files\/9781668049785.jpg?v=1754550293","url":"https:\/\/intl.allstora.com\/products\/pink-slime-1","provider":"Allstora","version":"1.0","type":"link"}