{"product_id":"how-high-we-go-in-the-dark","title":"How High We Go in the Dark","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSHORTLISTED FOR THE WATERSTONES DEBUT FICTION PRIZE 2022\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003eFINALIST FOR THE BARNES \u0026amp; NOBLE DISCOVER PRIZE 2022\u003cbr\u003e FINALIST FOR THE URSULA LE GUIN PRIZE FOR FICTION 2022\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003eWATERSTONES AND ESQUIRE BEST BOOKS OF 2022\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e'Haunting and luminous ... An astonishing debut'\u003c\/b\u003e - Alan Moore, creator of \u003ci\u003eWatchmen\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eV for Vendetta\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e'A powerfully moving and thought provoking read. At times sublime, strange and deeply human'\u003c\/b\u003e Adrian Tchaikovsky, bestselling author of the \u003ci\u003eChildren of Time\u003c\/i\u003e series\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Siberia, 2031. After a virus, unearthed from melting permafrost, unleashes a deadly plague upon humanity, those left alive are forced to adapt to a new world, and do so in myriad moving and inventive ways. Among those adjusting to this new normal are an aspiring comedian, employed by a theme park designed for terminally ill children, who falls in love with a mother trying desperately to keep her son alive; a scientist who, having failed to save his own son from the plague, gets a second chance at fatherhood when one of his test subjects -- a pig -- develops human speech; and a widowed painter and her teenage granddaughter who must set off on cosmic quest to locate a new home planet.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e A story of unshakeable hope that seamlessly crosses literary lines, \u003ci\u003eHow High We Go in the Dark\u003c\/i\u003e follows a cast of intricately linked characters spanning hundreds of years as humankind endeavours to restore the delicate balance of the world.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003eWonderful and disquieting, dreamlike and all too possible. [\u003ci\u003eHow High We Go in the Dark\u003c\/i\u003e] reaches far beyond our stars while its heart remains rooted to Earth, and reminds us that our wellbeing depends on the wellbeing of our world\u003c\/b\u003e - Samantha Shannon, author of \u003ci\u003eThe Priory of the Orange Tree\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Unity Books","offers":[{"title":"How High We Go in the Dark","offer_id":46715041251525,"sku":null,"price":25.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0625\/6679\/3413\/files\/978-1-5266-3717-8.jpg?v=1786529379","url":"https:\/\/unitybooks.myshopify.com\/products\/how-high-we-go-in-the-dark","provider":"Unity Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}