{"product_id":"mrs-caliban","title":"Mrs. Caliban","description":"\u003cp data-start=\"0\" data-end=\"439\"\u003eIn the quiet suburbs, Dorothy leads an unremarkable life, passing her days doing household chores and waiting for her husband to return from work. Romance—or adventure—is the last thing she expects. But one day, a strange radio broadcast announces that a sea monster has escaped from the Institute for Oceanographic Research. Soon after, the creature appears at Dorothy’s door, and her ordinary life takes an unexpected and surreal turn.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"441\" data-end=\"1092\"\u003eIn \u003cem data-start=\"444\" data-end=\"458\"\u003eMrs. Caliban\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cspan class=\"hover:entity-accent entity-underline inline cursor-pointer align-baseline\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"whitespace-normal\"\u003eRachel Ingalls\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e crafts a strange, darkly whimsical tale that blends domestic realism with fantasy and horror. Reviewers have likened the novel’s unusual charm to influences as varied as \u003cspan class=\"hover:entity-accent entity-underline inline cursor-pointer align-baseline\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"whitespace-normal\"\u003eKing Kong\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e, the stories of \u003cspan class=\"hover:entity-accent entity-underline inline cursor-pointer align-baseline\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"whitespace-normal\"\u003eEdgar Allan Poe\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e, the films of \u003cspan class=\"hover:entity-accent entity-underline inline cursor-pointer align-baseline\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"whitespace-normal\"\u003eDavid Lynch\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e, and classic fairy tales such as \u003cspan class=\"hover:entity-accent entity-underline inline cursor-pointer align-baseline\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"whitespace-normal\"\u003eBeauty and the Beast\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e and \u003cspan class=\"hover:entity-accent entity-underline inline cursor-pointer align-baseline\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"whitespace-normal\"\u003eThe Wizard of Oz\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e. It has also been compared to the suburban realism of \u003cspan class=\"hover:entity-accent entity-underline inline cursor-pointer align-baseline\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"whitespace-normal\"\u003eRichard Yates\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e and the imaginative fairy tales of \u003cspan class=\"hover:entity-accent entity-underline inline cursor-pointer align-baseline\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"whitespace-normal\"\u003eAngela Carter\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1094\" data-end=\"1320\" data-is-last-node=\"\" data-is-only-node=\"\"\u003eA singular, haunting story about loneliness, desire, and the possibility of transformation hidden within the most ordinary lives.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Offline Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47577025839156,"sku":"9780811226691","price":400.0,"currency_code":"MXN","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0631\/7388\/6004\/files\/9780811226691.jpg?v=1773422345","url":"https:\/\/offlinebooks.com\/products\/mrs-caliban","provider":"Offline Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}