{"product_id":"the-regional-office-is-under-attack-paperback","title":"The Regional Office Is Under Attack! - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eManuel Gonzales\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eRead it!\" --\u003cb\u003eJess Walter\u003c\/b\u003e, \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eBeautiful Ruins\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"[R]ollicking good fun.\" \u003cb\u003e--\u003ci\u003eNew York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"A tour-de-force.\" --\u003cb\u003eLaura Miller\u003c\/b\u003e, \u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eSlate\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn a world beset by amassing forces of darkness, one organization--the Regional Office--and its coterie of super-powered female assassins protects the globe from annihilation. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAt its helm, the mysterious Oyemi and her oracles seek out new recruits and root out evil plots. Then a prophecy suggests that someone from inside might bring about its downfall. And now, the Regional Office is under attack. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Recruited by a defector from within, Rose is a young assassin leading the attack, eager to stretch into her powers and prove herself on her first mission. Defending the Regional Office is Sarah--who may or may not have a mechanical arm--fiercely devoted to the organization that took her in as a young woman in the wake of her mother's sudden disappearance. On the day that the Regional Office is attacked, Rose's and Sarah's stories will overlap, their lives will collide, and the world as they know it just might end. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Weaving in a brilliantly conceived mythology, fantastical magical powers, teenage crushes, and kinetic fight scenes, \u003ci\u003eThe Regional Office Is Under Attack! \u003c\/i\u003eis a seismically entertaining debut novel about revenge and allegiance and love.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eManuel Gonzales\u003c\/b\u003e is the winner of the American Library Assocation's Alex Award, and the author of the acclaimed story collection \u003ci\u003eThe Miniature Wife\u003c\/i\u003e, winner of the American Academy of Arts and Letters Sue Kaufman Prize for First Fiction and the John Gardner Fiction Book Award. A graduate of the Columbia University Creative Writing Program, he teaches writing at the University of Kentucky and the Institute of American Indian Arts. He has published fiction and nonfiction in \u003ci\u003eOpen City\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eFence\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eOne Story\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eEsquire\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eMcSweeney's Quarterly Concern\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eThe Believer\u003c\/i\u003e. Gonzales lives in Kentucky with his wife and two children.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 416\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.2 x 8 x 5.2 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e April 11, 2017\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43158856859711,"sku":"9780399573217","price":30.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0105\/8226\/1823\/files\/cjz6Ui_IpX9780399573217.webp?v=1776993493","url":"https:\/\/dhl-adrianne.myshopify.com\/products\/the-regional-office-is-under-attack-paperback","provider":"BBB","version":"1.0","type":"link"}