{"product_id":"9781405923705","title":"Afterland","description":"\u003cp\u003eTHE INTELLIGENT NEW POST-APOCALYPTIC THRILLER FROM THE AUTHOR BEHIND BRAND NEW APPLE TV HIT SHINING GIRLS\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e'A smartly written thriller that opens with a satisfying bang . . . splendid' STEPHEN KING\n\u003cbr\u003e'Powerful and intelligent' GUARDIAN\n\u003cbr\u003e'A major, major talent' GEORGE R.R. MARTIN\n\u003cbr\u003e_______\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eA WORLD OF WOMEN\n\u003cbr\u003eA MOTHER AND SON ON THE RUN\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThree years after a virus wiped out most men on earth, Cole's son, Miles, is one of the rare survivors.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eYet in this changed world, there are women who would kill to get their hands on that most prized commodity - a living boy.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eGetting Miles to safety means crossing America with deadly pursuers hot on their heels - including Cole's own sister, Billie.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eBut if there are some who will commit any crime to possess Miles, Cole must face some terrible choices to protect her son . . .\n\u003cbr\u003e_______\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe powerful and intelligent new thriller from the author of Richard and Judy bestseller The Shining Girls and the prize-winning Zoo City\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eIncluded in 'Best Books of Summer 2020' in Elle, Entertainment Weekly, Publisher's Weekly and Oprah Magazine\n\u003cbr\u003e_______\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\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' Cory Doctorow\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e'A 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' Metro\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e'Afterland is that rare creature, a ripping tale that neither shies away from big questions nor interesting answers' New Scientist\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e 'Lauren Beukes is a writer with a startling imagination, and a masterful ability to rewrite the rules of whatever genre she turns to' Ben Winters, author of Underground Airlines and Golden State\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Penguin Books Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52904389738805,"sku":"EB_LI0700_N01-06_AD","price":69.0,"currency_code":"AED","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0971\/7773\/1381\/files\/9781405923705-1_287b317b-2d91-4066-b0f7-b4118ce956fc.jpg?v=1790306083","url":"https:\/\/kinokuniya.ae\/products\/9781405923705","provider":"Books Kinokuniya UAE","version":"1.0","type":"link"}