{ "item_title" : "Raven Girl", "item_author" : [" Audrey Niffenegger "], "item_description" : "Once there was a Postman who fell in love with a Raven.So begins the tale of a postman who encounters a fledgling raven while on the edge of his route and decides to bring her home. The unlikely couple falls in love and conceives a child--an extraordinary raven girl trapped in a human body. The raven girl feels imprisoned by her arms and legs and covets wings and the ability to fly. Betwixt and between, she reluctantly grows into a young woman, until one day she meets an unorthodox doctor who is willing to change her.One of the world's most beloved storytellers has crafted a dark fairy tale full of wonderment and longing. Complete with Audrey Niffenegger's bewitching etchings and paintings, Raven Girl explores the bounds of transformation and possibility. Praise for Raven Girl: With her signature wit, wry melancholy, and keen gothic sensibility, Niffenegger weds the fabulous with the deeply human in this concentrated, suspenseful fable. . . . ---Booklist, Starred Review The book is a colorist's dream that hauntingly captures the world of birds and humans and, as the title suggests, a creature that is somewhere in between. - The Chicago Sun-Times Niffenegger (The Night Bookmobile) blends art and prose in this eerie picture book for adults. --Publishers Weekly Raven Girl is a delight to hold and take in. Lovers of fairy tales and some graphic novel fans should find much to love here.--School Library Journal online A haunting grown-up fairy tale - Variety Magazine Provocative and beautiful. --ForeWord Reviews A runaway hit? This one's going to fly. --DailyCandy It's a lovely story. --Chicago Reader Raven Girl is an insidious intermingling of words and pictures to be treasured.--Tor.com", "item_img_path" : "https://covers2.booksamillion.com/covers/bam/1/41/970/726/1419707264_b.jpg", "price_data" : { "retail_price" : "19.95", "online_price" : "19.95", "our_price" : "19.95", "club_price" : "19.95", "savings_pct" : "0", "savings_amt" : "0.00", "club_savings_pct" : "0", "club_savings_amt" : "0.00", "discount_pct" : "10", "store_price" : "" } }

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