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Book SynopsisWINNER OF THE POLARI FIRST BOOK PRIZE 2019
FEATURED ON THE GUARDIAN''S BEST BOOKS OF 2018
''One of the feminist novels of 2018'' Stylist
''Handmaid''s Tale-shaped hole in your life? Read XX'' The Times
''A pacy dystopian thriller'' Red Magazine
''A phenomenal debut'' Skinny
''Emotionally compelling'' Lauren Wilkinson
HOW FAR WOULD YOU GO FOR A CHILD OF YOUR OWN?
When Rosie and Jules discover a ground-breaking clinical trial that enables two women to have a female baby, they jump at the chance to make history.
Fear-mongering politicians and right-wing movements are quick to latch on to the controversies surrounding Ovum-to-Ovum (o-o) technology and stoke the fears of the public. What will happen to the numbers of little boys born? Is there a sinister conspiracy to eradicate men at play?
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One of the feminist novels of 2018 * Stylist *
A pacy dystopian thriller * Red Magazine *
Clever and fast paced * Good Housekeeping *
Topical, probing and quietly intense - XX is a phenomenal debut * Skinny *
Fantastic - completely topical, utterly believable, and that rare thing: an issue-driven book that feels like a story, not an issue * Julie Cohen *
This is really, really good! A commercial Handmaid's Tale meets Humans. Timely, current, controversial * Nina Potell, Prima *
Can't recommend it enough . . . Exciting and a real breakthrough
'This is politically and ethically engaging, as well as a very personal read. It shows a world that is only a few years away, and it left me with a lot of thoughts about gender and science. Excellent.' * Net Galley User *
'I could not put this down, even when my heart was aching and my pulse was raging.' * Net Galley User *
'Well written, perfectly paced and so timely,. Through excellent character development, Chadwick manages to explore the social, ethical and political questions raised, while still telling what is at its core a beautifully human story.' * Net Galley User *
With the pace of a thriller and a sci-fi plot, XX is a cracking high-concept read * Grazia *
Fresh, compelling and thought-provoking - I was completely immersed from start to finish -- Francesca Hornak, author of Seven Days of Us
This timely novel looks at reproductive rights, politics and parenthood * Stylist (The best LGBTQ+ books to read this Pride) *
A page-turningly plausible tale of the first two-ovum baby and the cultural ructions it causes -- Emma Donoghue * Observer *
