{"product_id":"trouble-with-lichen-john-wyndham-9780593450147","title":"Trouble with Lichen","description":"\u003cb\u003eA \"sharp, amusing story\" (\u003ci\u003eThe Guardian\u003c\/i\u003e) about the fountain of youth and its implications for women's rights, by one of the twentieth century's most brilliant--and neglected--science fiction and horror writers, whom Stephen King called \"the best writer of science fiction that England has ever produced.\"\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"It was a genius move for John Wyndham to center an age-slowing narrative on women, who are still today pressured to remain youthful-looking forever, or succumb to social invisibility. . . . Wyndham was uniquely gifted at skewering humankind's foibles while maintaining a shred of hope that our better angels would prevail.\"--Kate Folk, from the introduction\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ci\u003eWhat if humans discovered the secret to prolonged life?\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFrancis Saxover and Diana Brackley, two biochemists investigating a rare lichen, separately discover that it has a remarkable property: It slows the aging process almost to a halt. Francis, realizing the horrifying implications of an ever-youthful wealthy elite, decides to keep his findings a secret. But the younger and more daring Diana sees an opportunity to overturn the male status quo and free women from the career-versus-children binary--in short, a chance to remake the world.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e John Wyndham\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0593450140\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780593450147\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Modern Library\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 07\/05\/2022\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 256\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.41lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.02h x 5.25w x 0.56d","brand":"John Wyndham","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43981676118271,"sku":"9780593450147","price":17.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_80b410d1-05ba-4492-a12a-be2e33d78344.jpg?v=1683256914","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/trouble-with-lichen-john-wyndham-9780593450147","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}