{"product_id":"9780312427115","title":"Borderliners : A Novel","description":"\u003cstrong\u003eBorderliners\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor(s): Peter Høeg\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eNational Bestseller\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eStrange things are happening at Biehl's Academy when this elite school opens its doors to a group of orphans and reform-school rejects, kids at the end of the system's tether. But the school is run by a peculiar set of rules by which every minute is regimented and controlled. The children soon suspect that they are guinea pigs in a bizarre social experiment, and that their only hope of escape is to break through a dangerous threshold of time and space. Peter Høeg's \"brilliant\" and dystopian \u003ci\u003eBorderliners \u003c\/i\u003eis a \"uniquely philosophical thriller\" (\u003ci\u003eBoston Sunday Globe\u003c\/i\u003e) and a haunting story of childhood travail and hope.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eReview(s):\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Brilliant . . . [a] uniquely philosophical thriller.” —\u003ci\u003eThe Boston Sunday Globe\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“A brilliant novel of shattering force.” —\u003ci\u003eEntertainment Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Gripping and disturbing . . . Høeg's evocation of the way a child perceives the world is alarmingly vivid.” —\u003ci\u003eUSA Today\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“\u003ci\u003eThe Catcher in the Rye\u003c\/i\u003e meets \u003ci\u003eA Brief History of Time. . . . \u003c\/i\u003eBrilliantly tormenting and philosophically haunting.” —\u003ci\u003eGlamour\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“An honest novel that once again demonstrates Høeg's talent and integrity.” —\u003ci\u003eThe Plain Dealer (Cleveland)\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“A beautiful and satisfying book, reminiscent of \u003ci\u003eA Clockwork Orange \u003c\/i\u003eor \u003ci\u003eLord of the Flies\u003c\/i\u003e.” —\u003ci\u003eOrlando Sentinel\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Powerful . . . well-crafted suspense . . . Just as with \u003ci\u003eSmilla's Sense of Snow,\u003c\/i\u003e one question hangs in the air when the last page is turned: When do we get his next book?” —\u003ci\u003eNewsweek\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eISBN:  9780312427115\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e ","brand":"Picador","offers":[{"title":"Paperback \/ softback","offer_id":40654173536462,"sku":"9780312427115","price":21.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0600\/7029\/7806\/products\/getimage_757844cb-fca3-4e04-a855-51f303d84b06.jpg?v=1639360797","url":"https:\/\/pickwickbookshop.com\/products\/9780312427115","provider":"Pickwick Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}