{"product_id":"birds-of-paradise-paperback","title":"Birds of Paradise - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eOliver K. Langmead\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eAmerican Gods \u003c\/i\u003emeets \u003ci\u003eThe Chronicles of Narnia\u003c\/i\u003e in this adult fantasy about the Biblical Adam recovering the lost pieces of the Garden of Eden. \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eMany millennia after the fall of Eden, Adam, the first man in creation, still walks the Earth - exhausted by the endless death and destruction, he is a shadow of his former hope and glory. And he is not the only one. The Garden was deconstructed, its pieces scattered across the world and its inhabitants condemned to live out immortal lives, hiding in plain sight from generations of mankind. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBut now pieces of the Garden are turning up on the Earth. After centuries of loneliness, Adam, haunted by the golden time at the beginning of Creation, is determined to save the pieces of his long lost home. With the help of Eden's undying exiles, he must stop Eden becoming the plaything of mankind. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAdam journeys across America and the British Isles with Magpie, Owl, and other animals, gathering the scattered pieces of Paradise. As the country floods once more, Adam must risk it all to rescue his friends and his home - because rebuilding the Garden might be the key to rebuilding his life. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eOliver K. Langmead\u003c\/b\u003e is an author\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003eand a poet based in Glasgow. His novels include \u003ci\u003eBirds of Paradise \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eMetronome, \u003c\/i\u003eand his long-form poem, \u003ci\u003e Dark Star\u003c\/i\u003e, featured in the Barnes and Noble and the Guardian's Best Books of 2015. Oliver is currently a doctoral candidate at the University of Glasgow, where he is researching terraforming and ecological philosophy, and in late 2018 he undertook a writing residency at the European Space Agency's Astronaut Centre in Cologne, writing about astronauts and people who work with astronauts.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 304\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1 x 7.9 x 5.2 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e April 06, 2021\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52160062095591,"sku":"9781789094817","price":15.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0793\/8329\/8279\/files\/eee21145888a24bf169ff9927e109bc6.webp?v=1780556243","url":"https:\/\/skinnonsmooth.myshopify.com\/products\/birds-of-paradise-paperback","provider":"SkinnOnSmooth","version":"1.0","type":"link"}