{"product_id":"endling-by-maria-reva","title":"Endling by Maria Reva","description":"\u003cp\u003eISBN: 9780349012728\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eVirago, June 2025\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e352 pages, Paperback\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e* LONGLISTED FOR THE BOOKER PRIZE 2025 *\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e* WINNER OF THE GORDON BURN PRIZE 2026 *\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e* SHORTLISTED FOR THE CLIMATE FICTION PRIZE *\u003cbr\u003e* WINNER OF THE ATWOOD GIBSON WRITERS' TRUST FICTION PRIZE *\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e* A BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR: \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold a-text-italic\"\u003eGUARDIAN\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold a-text-italic\"\u003eOBSERVER\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold a-text-italic\"\u003eIRISH TIMES\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e, BBC, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold a-text-italic\"\u003eWASHINGTON POST\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold a-text-italic\"\u003eTHE NEW YORKER\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e, NPR, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold a-text-italic\"\u003eGOOD HOUSEKEEPING\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold a-text-italic\"\u003ePUBLISHER'S WEEKLY \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e*\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold a-text-italic\"\u003eAn unforgettable debut novel about the journey of three women and one extremely endangered snail through contemporary Ukraine\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'A fierce and funny road-trip novel' \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eGUARDIAN\u003c\/span\u003e, the 50 hottest books to read right now\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e'Inventive and playful' \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eSUNDAY TIMES\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e'A stunning \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003edebut' \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eOBSERVER\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e'I was gripped \u003c\/span\u003e. . . \u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eBrilliant' \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eDAILY MAIL\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e'A thrilling ride' \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eFINANCIAL TIMES\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e'A bold, brilliant, original, funny and devastating novel' \u003c\/span\u003eKATE MCLOUGHLIN, \u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eTLS\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e'Brilliant and heart-stopping' \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eLOS ANGELES TIMES\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eStartling and ambitious\u003c\/span\u003e' \u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eNEW YORK TIMES\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold a-text-italic\"\u003e'\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eAnimated by dark humor and cool fury' \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eNEW YORKER\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e'Dexterous and formally inventive' \u003c\/span\u003eMARCEL THEROUX, \u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eGUARDIAN \u003c\/span\u003eBOOK OF THE DAY\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eUkraine, 2022. Yeva is a maverick scientist who scours the country's forests and valleys, trying and failing to breed rare snails while her relatives urge her to settle down and start a family of her own. What they don't know: Yeva already dates plenty of men-not for love, but to fund her work-entertaining Westerners who come to Ukraine on guided romance tours believing they'll find docile brides untainted by feminism.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eNastia and her sister, Solomiya, are also entangled in the booming marriage industry, posing as a hopeful bride and her translator while secretly searching for their missing mother, who vanished after years of fierce activism against the romance tours.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSo begins a journey of a lifetime across a country on the brink of war: three angry women, a truckful of kidnapped bachelors, and Lefty, a last-of-his-kind snail with one final shot at perpetuating his species.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e* LONGLISTED FOR THE ASPEN WORDS LITERARY PRIZE *\u003cbr\u003e* FINALIST FOR THE GOVERNOR GENERAL'S LITERARY AWARDS *\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eFantastic\u003c\/span\u003e . . . \u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eI love works that are smarter than I am and this is one\u003c\/span\u003e' PERCIVAL EVERETT, author of Booker-shortlisted \u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eJAMES\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eFunny and smart, full of science, longing and adventure\u003c\/span\u003e . . . \u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eThis is essential reading\u003c\/span\u003e' ANN PATCHETT, bestselling author of \u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eTOM LAKE\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eHeartbreaking, hilarious, profound, and vital\u003c\/span\u003e' LARA PRESCOTT, bestselling author of\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003e THE SECRETS WE KEEP\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"I H Pentz Booksellers","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47633416781986,"sku":null,"price":200.0,"currency_code":"ZAR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0364\/4047\/3732\/files\/91jI2qqnA5L._SL1500.jpg?v=1788852389","url":"https:\/\/pentzbooks.co.za\/products\/endling-by-maria-reva","provider":"I H Pentz Booksellers","version":"1.0","type":"link"}