{"product_id":"the-manikin-9780312421380","title":"The Manikin","description":"The Manikin is not a mannequin, but the curious estate of Henry Craxton, Sr. in a rural western New York State. Dubbed the \"Henry Ford of Natural History,\" by 1917 Craxton has become America's preeminent taxidermist. Into this magic box of a world-filled with eerily inanimate gibbons and bats, owls and peacocks, quetzals and crocodiles-wanders young Peg Griswood, daughter of Craxton's newest housekeeper. Part coming-of-age story, part gothic mystery, and part exploration of the intimate embrace between art and life, Joanna Scott's \u003ci\u003eThe Manikin\u003c\/i\u003e is compulsively readable and beautifully written.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Joanna Scott\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Picador USA\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 12\/06\/2002\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 288\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.82lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.50h x 5.55w x 0.82d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780312421380\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eJoanna Scott\u003c\/b\u003e is the author of several books of fiction, including the novels \u003ci\u003eTourmaline \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eMake Believe\u003c\/i\u003e, and the story collection\u003ci\u003e Various Antidotes\u003c\/i\u003e. She is a recipient of a MacArthur Fellowship and a Lannan Award, and lives with her family in Rochester, New York.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThis title is not returnable\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Picador USA","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44456466153587,"sku":"9780312421380","price":24.89,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/9255\/0515\/files\/img_b3b599ee-7fbf-43b4-8058-a1207910044c.jpg?v=1773750562","url":"https:\/\/bookstorenmore.com\/products\/the-manikin-9780312421380","provider":"Bookstore N More","version":"1.0","type":"link"}