{"product_id":"the-country-of-the-blind","title":"The Country of the Blind","description":"Condition: BRAND NEW\u003cbr\u003eISBN: 9781984881441\u003cbr\u003eFormat: Trade paperback (UK)\u003cbr\u003eYear: 2024\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: Penguin Group USA\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDescription:\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eA witty, winning, and revelatory personal narrative of the author's transition from sightedness to blindness and his quest to learn about blindness as a rich culture all its own\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"\u003ci\u003eThe Country of the Blind\u003c\/i\u003e is about seeing-but also about marriage and family and the moral and emotional challenge of accommodating the parts of ourselves that scare us. A warm, profound, and unforgettable meditation on how we adjust to new ways of being in the world.\" -Rachel Aviv, author of \u003ci\u003eStrangers to Ourselves\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cb\u003eFINALIST FOR THE PULITZER PRIZE\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eNamed one of the best books of the year by: \u003ci\u003eTHE NEW YORKER\u003c\/i\u003e . \u003ci\u003eTHE WASHINGTON POST\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cb\u003e. \u003ci\u003eTHE ATLANTIC\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cb\u003e. NPR \u003cb\u003e. \u003ci\u003ePUBLISHERS WEEKLY\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cb\u003e. LITHUB\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\"Fascinating...The great strength of this memoir is its voracious, humble curiosity.\" - \u003ci\u003eThe Atlantic\u003c\/i\u003e, The 10 Best Books of the Year\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA witty, winning, and revelatory personal narrative of the author's transition from sightedness to blindness and his quest to learn about blindness as a rich culture all its own.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWe meet Andrew Leland as he's suspended in the liminal state of the soon-to-be blind: he's midway through his life with retinitis pigmentosa, a condition that ushers those who live with it from sightedness to blindness over years, even decades. He grew up with full vision, but starting in his teenage years, his sight began to degrade from the outside in. Soon- but without knowing exactly when-he will likely have no vision left.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFull of apprehension but also dogged curiosity, Leland embarks on a sweeping exploration of the s","brand":"RANDOM HOUSE","offers":[{"title":"Default","offer_id":41837360185477,"sku":"PR430766","price":44.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0562\/0213\/3637\/files\/image_TT6N8F2I0KL1.jpg?v=1788136116","url":"https:\/\/smartfoxbooks.com.au\/products\/the-country-of-the-blind","provider":"Smartfox Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}