{"product_id":"9780571376957-avalon","title":"Avalon","description":"\u003cstrong\u003eAuthor: Nell Zink\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\nFormat: Paperback \/ softback\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\nNumber of Pages: 224\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBran's Southern California upbringing is anything but traditional. After her mother abandons her and joins a Buddhist colony, Bran is raised by her 'common-law stepfather' on Bourdon Farms - a plant nursery that doubles as a cover for a biker gang. She spends her days tending plants, slogging through high school and imagining what life could be if she had been born to a different family.   And then she meets Peter-a charming, troubled college student from the East Coast-who launches his teaching career by initiating her into the world of art. The two begin a seemingly doomed long-distance relationship as Bran searches for meaning in her own surroundings. She knows how to survive, but now she must learn how to live.  Praise for The Wallcreeper: 'Alluring, elliptical, exceptional ...' Sunday Times 'Every page is an angular masterpiece ...' Dazed 'Fierce, striking and original...' Guardian 'Heady and rambunctious ... this book is a wild thing' New York Times Book Review 'Strange, hilarious, and utterly captivating' Harpers Bazaar 'A work of bizarre brilliance' New Statesman   Praise for Mislaid: 'Audacious and exciting' Independent 'Zink is a comic writer par excellence' New Yorker 'Direct, provocative and self-knowing... a unique romp of a book' Irish Times 'Funny, sexy and daring' Observer 'An extraordinary talent' Daily Telegraph","brand":"Book Grocer","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44064463388891,"sku":"9780571376957","price":12.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0523\/7646\/9701\/products\/9780571376957.jpg?v=1681879672","url":"https:\/\/bookgrocer.com\/products\/9780571376957-avalon","provider":"Book Grocer","version":"1.0","type":"link"}