{"product_id":"9781405294003_exile-from-eden","title":"Exile from Eden","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe highly anticipated sequel to the cult classic \u003cem\u003eGrasshopper Jungle\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn the small town of Ealing, Iowa, Austin and his best friend Robby have accidentally unleashed an unstoppable army. An army of horny, hungry, six-foot-tall praying mantises.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSeveral years on, Austin, Robby and a very small group of others have managed to survive. In their underground bunker, life is small – but they are safe. Just about. But is everything about to change again?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePraise for \u003cem\u003eGrasshopper Jungle\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e‘A cool\/passionate, gay\/straight, male\/female, absurd\/real, funny\/moving, past\/present, breezy\/profound masterpiece of a book.' Michael Grant, bestselling author of the GONE series.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e‘If you only read one book this year about sexually confused teens battling 6 foot tall head-chomping praying mantises in small town America, make it this one.' Charlie Higson, author of the bestselling \u003cem\u003eYoung Bond\u003c\/em\u003e series.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'I devoured @marburyjack’s wonderful ‘cool\/passionate’ \u003cem\u003eGrasshopper Jungle\u003c\/em\u003e’. Sally Green, author of \u003cem\u003eHalf Bad\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e‘\u003cem\u003eGrasshopper Jungle\u003c\/em\u003e by Andrew Smith. You must read immediately. It’s an absolute joy. Scary, funny, sexy. Trust me.’ Jake Shears, lead singer of \u003cem\u003eThe Scissor Sisters\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e‘Not for the faint-hearted. Mutant grasshoppers, rampant lust – a tale of teen self discovery that grips like a mating mantis.’ \u003cem\u003eMetro\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAndrew Smith has always wanted to be a writer. After graduating college, he wrote for newspapers and radio stations, but found it wasn't the kind of writing he'd dreamed about doing. Born with an impulse to travel, Smith, the son of an immigrant, bounced around the world and from job to job, before settling down in Southern California. There, he got his first ‘real job’, as a teacher in an alternative educational program for at-risk teens, married, and moved to a rural mountain location. Smith has now written several award-winning YA novels including \u003cem\u003eWinger\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eStick\u003c\/em\u003e, and \u003cem\u003eGrasshopper Jungle\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Andrew Smith","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47285369864341,"sku":"9781405294003","price":8.99,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0484\/3175\/9509\/files\/9781405294003.jpg?v=1776992275","url":"https:\/\/harpercollins.com.au\/products\/9781405294003_exile-from-eden","provider":"HarperCollins AU","version":"1.0","type":"link"}