{"product_id":"land-of-milk-and-honey","title":"Land of Milk and Honey","description":"\u003cb\u003eNATIONAL BESTSELLER\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA \u003ci\u003eNEW YORK TIMES\u003c\/i\u003e NOTABLE BOOK \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eNAMED A BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR BY NPR, \u003ci\u003eHARPER'S BAZAAR, TOWN \u0026amp; COUNTRY\u003c\/i\u003e, KIRKUS REVIEWS, \u003ci\u003eESQUIRE, \u003c\/i\u003eELECTRIC LITERATURE,\u003cb\u003e SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN AND MORE\u003c\/b\u003e!\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e“One of the most pleasurable, inventive reads of the year… fiendishly, deliciously fun.\"—\u003ci\u003eSan Francisco Chronicle\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\"A profound exploration of human nature, the allure of pleasure and the choices we make in the face of adversity.”\u003cb\u003e—NPR, \"Books We Love\"\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cb\u003e“It’s rare to read anything that feels this unique.” –GABRIELLE ZEVIN, \u003ci\u003eNew York Times \u003c\/i\u003ebestselling author of \u003ci\u003eTomorrow and Tomorrow and Tomorrow\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"\u003ci\u003eLand of Milk and Honey\u003c\/i\u003e is truly exceptional.\"–ROXANE GAY, \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eBad Feminist\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e“\u003c\/i\u003eA\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003esharp, sensual piece of art.”–RAVEN LEILANI, \u003ci\u003eNew York Times \u003c\/i\u003ebestselling author of \u003ci\u003eLuster\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe award-winning author of \u003ci\u003eHow Much of These Hills Is Gold\u003c\/i\u003e returns with a rapturous and revelatory novel about a young chef whose discovery of pleasure alters her life and, indirectly, the world\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e A smog has spread. Food crops are rapidly disappearing. A chef escapes her dying career in a dreary city to take a job at a decadent mountaintop colony seemingly free of the world’s troubles.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e There, the sky is clear again. Rare ingredients abound. Her enigmatic employer and his visionary daughter have built a lush new life for the global elite, one that reawakens the chef to the pleasures of taste, touch, and her own body.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e In this atmosphere of hidden wonders and cool, seductive violence, the chef’s boundaries undergo a thrilling erosion. Soon she is pushed to the center of a startling attempt to reshape the world far beyond the plate.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Sensuous and surprising, joyous and bitingly sharp, told in language as alluring as it is original, \u003ci\u003eLand of Milk and Honey\u003c\/i\u003e lays provocatively bare the ethics of seeking pleasure in a dying world. It is a daringly imaginative exploration of desire and deception, privilege and faith, and the roles we play to survive. Most of all, it is a love letter to food, to wild delight, and to the transformative power of a woman embracing her own appetite.","brand":"Zhang, C. Pam","offers":[{"title":"Hardback (Science Fiction)","offer_id":45411978641632,"sku":"","price":22.8,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0330\/3125\/8248\/files\/BNCImageAPI_a6eace57-6eb5-4b9b-85be-f5992c2cb9c6.jpg?v=1714140403","url":"https:\/\/agricola-street-books.myshopify.com\/products\/land-of-milk-and-honey","provider":"Agricola Street Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}