{"product_id":"on-beauty-9780143037743","title":"On Beauty","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eWinner of the 2006 Orange Prize for fiction, another bestselling masterwork from the celebrated author of \u003ci\u003eSwing Time \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eWhite Teeth \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"In this sharp, engaging satire, beauty's only skin-deep, but funny cuts to the bone.\" --\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHaving hit bestseller lists from the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e to the \u003ci\u003eSan Francisco Chronicle\u003c\/i\u003e, this wise, hilarious novel reminds us why Zadie Smith has rocketed to literary stardom. \u003ci\u003eOn Beauty\u003c\/i\u003e is the story of an interracial family living in the university town of Wellington, Massachusetts, whose misadventures in the culture wars--on both sides of the Atlantic--serve to skewer everything from family life to political correctness to the combustive collision between the personal and the political. Full of dead-on wit and relentlessly funny, this tour de force confirms Zadie Smith's reputation as a major literary talent. \u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Zadie Smith\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Penguin Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/01\/2006\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 464\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.95lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.30h x 5.50w x 1.10d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780143037743\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAudience:\u003c\/b\u003e Young Adult\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e 09\/17\/2006 pg. 32\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eEntertainment Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 06\/27\/2008 pg. 100\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eEntertainment Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 12\/11\/2009 pg. 80\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eNewsweek\u003c\/i\u003e 12\/21\/2009 pg. 74\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eVillage Voice\u003c\/i\u003e 12\/23\/2009 pg. 28\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eZadie Smith\u003c\/b\u003e was born in Northwest London in 1975 and still lives in the area. She is the author of \u003ci\u003eWhite Teeth\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Autograph Man\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eOn Beauty\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eChanging My Mind\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eNW, \u003c\/i\u003eand most recently \u003ci\u003eSwing Time\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Ingram","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46023987986646,"sku":"9780143037743","price":19.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0672\/1660\/5398\/files\/img_133ab987-e6b0-4dd2-99b0-839fee335e00.jpg?v=1722336946","url":"https:\/\/bookclubonmain.com\/products\/on-beauty-9780143037743","provider":"Book Club On Main","version":"1.0","type":"link"}