{"product_id":"wounded-little-gods-9780804855228","title":"Wounded Little Gods","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eRegina was born and raised in the small town of Heridos, where gods and spirits walked the earth.   Until they didn't.   Ten years ago, the town's harvest failed utterly, and the peopleâ-believing the gods had abandoned themâleft their farms and moved on.   Now living in the city, Regina has a strange and disturbing conversation with a new colleague, Diana. Then, mysteriously, Diana disappears.   A few days later, Regina finds a folded piece of paper in her bag. In Diana's handwriting are two names and a strange map that will send Regina back to her home town. In her quest to find Diana, she encounters rumors of genetic experiments, stumbles upon a strange facility that no one seems to know about, finds herself in places that don't exist, and discovers that people aren't who they seem to be and that the strange evens in her town are closer to home than she ever knew.   Wounded Little Gods is a tale that brings mythology to a sci-fi thriller that's filled with a sense of placeâa place w\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Victoria won the National Book Award for her 2014 novel Dwellers, and remains in top form in [Wounded Little Gods]…Modern mythology makes [Wounded Little Gods] a fantastic read empowered by Victoria's powerful prose.\" --\u003cb\u003ePhilippine Daily Inquirer\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"[In Wounded Little Gods] redemption can be found in just about every other thing: in the thrilling wild goose chase of a second half, in the startling universal insight in unexpected pockets of plot, in the subject matter, which sheds light on such a rich part of Philippine culture, and in the masterful prose of one of the most promising and prolific writers in the country.\"--\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eCNN Philippines\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"\u003ci\u003eWounded Little Gods\u003c\/i\u003e is vicious and beautiful, a fast-paced mystery about small towns and secrets that won't stay buried. Eliza Victoria writes unflinchingly about both the suffering and grace inherent in being human, and in particular, being Filipino. There were sections that made me gasp aloud and sections that took my breath away; it was such a pleasure to read this.\"-- \u003cb\u003eIsabel Yap, author of \u003ci\u003eNever Have I Ever: Stories\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e","brand":"Tuttle Publishing","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49527727292759,"sku":"9780804855228","price":12.34,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780804855228.jpg?v=1731869008","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/wounded-little-gods-9780804855228","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}