{"product_id":"the-left-hand-of-darkness-9781473225947","title":"The Left Hand of Darkness","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eA literary masterpiece from one of the great writers of our time: ''Ursula Le Guin is a chemist of the heart'' David Mitchell\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e''Love doesn''t just sit there, like a stone, it has to be made, like bread; remade all the time, made new'' \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eTwo people, until recently strangers, find themselves on a long, tortuous and dangerous journey across the ice. One is an outcast, forced to leave his beloved homeland; the other is fleeing from a different kind of persecution. What they have in common is curiosity, about others and themselves, and an almost unshakeable belief that the world can be a better place. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAs they journey for over 800 miles, across the harshest, most inhospitable landscape, they discover the true meaning of friendship, and of love.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIt's a giant thought experiment that's also a cracking good read about gender -- Neil Gaiman\u003cbr\u003eUrsula Le Guin is a chemist of the heart -- David Mitchell\u003cbr\u003eA rich and complex story of friendship and love * Guardian *\u003cbr\u003eUrsula Le Guin was able to reimagine many concepts we take to be natural, shared, and unalterable - gender, utopia, creation, war, family, the city, the country - and reveal the all-too-human constructions at their center ... Literature will miss her. There's no one like her -- Zadie Smith\u003cbr\u003eUrsula Le Guin is a chemist of the heart -- David Mitchell","brand":"Orion Publishing Co","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48739491840343,"sku":"9781473225947","price":9.49,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781473225947.jpg?v=1720052392","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/the-left-hand-of-darkness-9781473225947","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}