{"product_id":"a-strange-and-brilliant-light-eli-lee-9781529407747","title":"A Strange and Brilliant Light","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eWINNER of the WRITERS' GUILD BEST FIRST NOVEL AWARD: \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eA riveting, thought-provoking speculative literary novel exploring the impact of the AI revolution through the eyes of three very different young women.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eLal, Janetta and Rose are living in a time of flux. Technological advance has brought huge financial rewards to those with power, but large swathes of the population are losing their jobs to artificial intelligence, or auts, as they're called. Unemployment is high, discontent is rife and rumours are swirling. Many feel robbed - not just of their livelihoods, but of their hopes for the future. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Lal is languishing in her role at a coffee shop and feeling overshadowed by her quietly brilliant sister, Janetta, whose Ph.D. is focused on making auts empathetic. Even Rose, Lal's best friend, has found a sense of purpose in charismatic up-and-coming politician Alek. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWhen vigilantes break in to the coffee shop and destroy their new coffee-making aut, it sets in motion a chain of events that will pull the three young women in very different directions. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eChange is coming - change that will launch humankind into a new era. If Rose, Lal and Janetta can find a way to combine their burgeoning talents, they might just end up setting the course of history.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Eli Lee\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1529407745\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781529407747\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Quercus Publishing\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 01\/16\/2024\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 304\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.52lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.70h x 5.00w x 0.90d","brand":"Eli Lee","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44450336768255,"sku":"9781529407747","price":17.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_6d1c9475-a7cd-41f4-8964-cbdfb379c2bf.jpg?v=1698504225","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/a-strange-and-brilliant-light-eli-lee-9781529407747","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}