The shape of water /
In an otherworldly story set against the backdrop of Cold War-era America, an amphibious man is discovered in the Amazon--and subsequently finds love within the human race. In 1962, Elisa Esposito-- mute her whole life-- works as a janitor working the graveyard shift at Baltimore's Occam Aerosp...
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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New York :
Feiwel & Friends,
2018.
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| Edition: | First edition. |
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| Summary: | In an otherworldly story set against the backdrop of Cold War-era America, an amphibious man is discovered in the Amazon--and subsequently finds love within the human race. In 1962, Elisa Esposito-- mute her whole life-- works as a janitor working the graveyard shift at Baltimore's Occam Aerospace Research Center. Only Zelda, a protective coworker, and Giles, her loving neighbor, help her make it through her day. Then she sees something she was never meant to see: an amphibious man, captured in the Amazon, to be studied for Cold War advancements. Using sign language, the two learn to communicate. Richard Strickland, the obsessed soldier who tracked the asset through the Amazon, wants nothing more than to dissect it before the Russians get a chance to steal it. |
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| Item Description: | Accession # is 2018_0048. “Donated by Jeremy Brett.” |
| Physical Description: | 315 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm |
| ISBN: | 9781250165343 1250165342 9781250302588 1250302587 |