{"product_id":"xx-the-mustread-feminist-dystopian-thriller-9780349700267","title":"XX The mustread feminist dystopian thriller","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"+1\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eWINNER OF THE POLARI FIRST BOOK PRIZE 2019\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFEATURED ON THE \u003ci\u003eGUARDIAN''S\u003c\/i\u003e BEST BOOKS OF 2018\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e''One of the feminist novels of 2018'' \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eStylist\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e''Handmaid''s Tale-shaped hole in your life? Read\u003ci\u003e XX\u003c\/i\u003e'' \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e''A pacy dystopian thriller'' \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eRed Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e''A phenomenal debut'' \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eSkinny\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e''Emotionally compelling'' \u003c\/b\u003eLauren Wilkinson\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eHOW FAR WOULD YOU GO FOR A CHILD OF YOUR OWN? \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWhen 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFear-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?\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eOne of the feminist novels of 2018\u003c\/b\u003e * Stylist *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eA pacy dystopian thriller\u003c\/b\u003e * Red Magazine *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eClever and fast paced\u003c\/b\u003e * Good Housekeeping *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTopical, probing and quietly intense - XX is a phenomenal debut\u003c\/b\u003e * Skinny *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFantastic - completely topical, utterly believable\u003c\/b\u003e, and that rare thing: an issue-driven book that feels like a story, not an issue * Julie Cohen *\u003cbr\u003eThis is really, really good! A commercial \u003ci\u003eHandmaid's Tale\u003c\/i\u003e meets \u003ci\u003eHumans\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003cb\u003eTimely, current, controversial\u003c\/b\u003e * Nina Potell, Prima *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCan't recommend it enough . . . Exciting and a real breakthrough\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'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 *\u003cbr\u003e'I could not put this down, even when my heart was aching and my pulse was raging.' * Net Galley User *\u003cbr\u003e'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 *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWith the pace of a thriller and a sci-fi plot, XX is a cracking high-concept read\u003c\/b\u003e * Grazia *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFresh, compelling and thought-provoking\u003c\/b\u003e - I was completely immersed from start to finish -- Francesca Hornak, author of Seven Days of Us\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eThis timely novel looks at reproductive rights, politics and parenthood\u003c\/b\u003e * Stylist (The best LGBTQ+ books to read this Pride) *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eA page-turningly \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eplausible tale\u003c\/b\u003e of the first two-ovum baby and the cultural ructions it causes -- Emma Donoghue * Observer *\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Dialogue","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48733689479511,"sku":"9780349700267","price":9.49,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780349700267.jpg?v=1720001232","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/xx-the-mustread-feminist-dystopian-thriller-9780349700267","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}