{"product_id":"the-natural-way-of-things-a-novel","title":"The Natural Way Of Things: A Novel","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe Prescient Feminist Fable And International Classic Described As The HandmaidS Tale For Our Age (The Economist), From The BookerShortlisted Author Of Stone Yard Devotionalwhen The Women Awaken From A Drugged Sleep To Find Themselves Imprisoned In A BrokenDown Property In The Middle Of A Desert, They Have No Idea Where They Are Or How They Came To Be There. Doing Hard Labor Under A Sweltering Sun, Guarded By Two Inept Yet Vicious Jailers, The Prisoners Soon Learn What Links Them: In Each WomanS Past Is A Sexual Scandal With A Powerful Man. They Pray For Rescue But As The Hours Turn Into Days And The Days Into Weeks And Months, It Becomes Clear That The Women Must Rescue Themselves.Originally Published In 2016 And Ever More Relevant Upon Its 10Th Anniversary, The Natural Way Of Things Is A Lucid And Illusory Fable And A Brilliantly Plotted Novel Of Ideas That Reminds Us Of HumankindS Own Vast ContradictionsThe Capacity For Savagery, Selfishness, Resilience, And Redemption All Contained By A Single, Vulnerable Body.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Riverhead Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47958307373301,"sku":"DADAXB0FCRQBS21","price":25.85,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/5804\/8501\/files\/A1nkd20IcnL.jpg?v=1775571077","url":"https:\/\/ergodebooks.com\/products\/the-natural-way-of-things-a-novel","provider":"Ergodebooks","version":"1.0","type":"link"}