{"product_id":"afterland","title":"Afterland","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eTHE INTELLIGENT NEW POST-APOCALYPTIC THRILLER FROM THE AUTHOR BEHIND BRAND NEW APPLE TV HIT \u003ci\u003eSHINING GIRLS\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e''A smartly written thriller that opens with a satisfying bang . . . splendid''\u003c\/b\u003e STEPHEN KING\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e''Powerful and intelligent''\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ci\u003eGUARDIAN\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e''A major, major talent''\u003c\/b\u003e GEORGE R.R. MARTIN\u003cbr\u003e_______\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eA WORLD OF WOMEN\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eA MOTHER AND SON ON THE RUN\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThree years after a virus wiped out most men on earth, Cole''s son, Miles, is one of the rare survivors.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eYet in this changed world, there are women who would kill to get their hands on that most prized commodity - a living boy.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eGetting Miles to safety means crossing America with deadly pursuers hot on their heels - including Cole''s own sister, Billie.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBut if there are some who will commit \u003ci\u003eany\u003c\/i\u003e crime to possess Miles, Cole must face some terrible choices to protect her son . . .\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e_______\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe powerful and intelligent new thriller from the author of Richard and Judy bestseller \u003ci\u003eThe Shining Girls\u003c\/i\u003e and the prize-winning \u003ci\u003eZoo City\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eIncluded in ''Best Books of Summer 2020'' in \u003ci\u003eElle, Entertainment Weekly, Publisher''s Weekly \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eOprah Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e_______\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e''Bowstring-taut, visceral, and incredibly timely: Beukes''s plague-tale is a parable about the glory and terror of Americanism in times of calamity'' \u003c\/b\u003eCory Doctorow\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e''\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eA fast-moving thriller [that] splices gut-punching action sequences and feminist gender politics with an impressively light touch. Bubbles with big ideas. This intelligent speculative novel about a pandemic feels alarmingly close to home'' \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eMetro\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e''Afterland is that rare creature, a ripping tale that neither shies away from big questions nor interesting answers''\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ci\u003eNew Scientist\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e''Lauren Beukes is a writer with a startling imagination, and a masterful ability to rewrite the rules of whatever genre she turns to'' \u003c\/b\u003eBen Winters, author of \u003ci\u003eUnderground Airlines\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eGolden State\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"MediaPlace","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57315507044734,"sku":"NW9781405923705","price":12.95,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1379\/1261\/files\/9781405923705.jpg?v=1778716293","url":"https:\/\/mediaplace.com\/en-eu\/products\/afterland","provider":"MediaPlace","version":"1.0","type":"link"}