{"product_id":"gnomon","title":"Gnomon","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA \u003ci\u003eGUARDIAN\u003c\/i\u003e BOOK OF THE YEAR\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e''\u003ci\u003eGnomon\u003c\/i\u003e is an extraordinary novel, and one I can’t stop thinking about some weeks after I read it. It is deeply troubling, magnificently strange, and an exhilarating read.'' Emily St. John Mandel, author of \u003ci\u003eStation Eleven\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e''Nick Harkaway’s most ambitious novel yet. [A] story of near-future mass surveillance, artificial intelligence and human identity ... An amazing and quite unforgettable piece of fiction.'' \u003ci\u003eGuardian\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e''\u003cb\u003eHarkaway dazzles\u003c\/b\u003e.'' \u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eDaily Mail\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e''Wonderfully good.'' \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eSunday Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eNear-future Britain is a state in which citizens are constantly observed and democracy has reached a pinnacle of ''transparency.'' Every action is seen, every word is recorded and the System has access to thoughts and memories.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWhen suspected dissident Diana Hunter dies in custody, it marks the first time a citizen has been killed during an interrogation. Mielikki Neith, a trusted state inspector, is assigned to find out what went wrong. Immersing herself in neural recordings of the interrogation, what she finds isn''t Hunter but rather a panorama of characters within Hunter''s psyche.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eEmbedded in the memories of these impossible lives lies a code which Neith must decipher to find out what Hunter is hiding. The staggering consequences of what she finds will reverberate throughout the world.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"MediaPlace","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57316558176638,"sku":"NW9781786090096","price":11.67,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1379\/1261\/files\/9781786090096.jpg?v=1778689168","url":"https:\/\/mediaplace.com\/products\/gnomon","provider":"MediaPlace","version":"1.0","type":"link"}