{"product_id":"9781250087935","title":"The First Book of Calamity Leek : A Novel","description":"\u003cstrong\u003eThe First Book of Calamity Leek\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor(s): Paula Lichtarowicz\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"WONDERFULLY STRANGE.\" --Mark Haddon\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"A MASH-UP OF MARGARET ATWOOD AND ROALD DAHL.\" --Lady Magazine \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA beguiling, irresistibly immersive debut novel about sixteen sisters in a walled garden, and what happens to their carefully constructed world when one girl starts asking questions about life outside.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFourteen-year-old Calamity Leek and her sisters spend their days tending white roses and memorizing the lessons in Aunty’s Appendix, a multi-volume compendium of show tunes, beauty regimens, and twisted creation myths. Calamity knows the Appendix front to back, and she is Aunty’s favorite, destined for particular greatness. But when her restless sister Truly Polperro gets too curious about life beyond their Wall of Safekeeping, she cracks Calamity’s world wide open. Calamity needs a new book. And she will have to write it herself. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWith formidable imagination and brilliant strangeness, Paula Lichtarowicz's \u003ci\u003eThe First Book of Calamity Leek\u003c\/i\u003e draws on fairytales and doublespeak to tell a story both classic and keenly modern. Calamity, fearless and wrenching, leads us to question the stories we ourselves live by.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eReview(s):\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"Wonderfully strange.\" \u003c\/b\u003e--Mark Haddon, \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eThe Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \"A mash-up of Margaret Atwood and Roald Dahl.\"\u003c\/b\u003e --\u003ci\u003eLady Magazine \u003c\/i\u003e(UK)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"Hypnotic...As much a hymn to reading as a gripping story.\"\u003c\/b\u003e --\u003ci\u003eElle\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e“Richly imagined…Rewards [readers] with the idiosyncratic voice and character of Calamity. Fans of the offbeat will dote on this sui generis story.” \u003c\/b\u003e--\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eISBN:  9781250087935\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e ","brand":"Flatiron Books","offers":[{"title":"Paperback \/ softback","offer_id":40596584399054,"sku":"9781250087935","price":18.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0600\/7029\/7806\/products\/getimage_498c9da2-154d-4fb3-8387-d1375effa6ab.jpg?v=1637862153","url":"https:\/\/pickwickbookshop.com\/products\/9781250087935","provider":"Pickwick Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}