London has flooded. Britain is tropical. And people photosynthesize. In a semi-tropical London, surrounded by paddyfields, the people photosynthesize. The Consensus, a vast DNA unit, controls the country. Children are raised in Child Gardens and educated by virus. Viruses control their behaviour; nonconformism is treated by the Consensus. Information, culture, law and politics are now biological functions. This is the story of Lucy, the immortal tumor, Joseph the Postman, whose mind is an information storehouse for others ... Read More
London has flooded. Britain is tropical. And people photosynthesize. In a semi-tropical London, surrounded by paddyfields, the people photosynthesize. The Consensus, a vast DNA unit, controls the country. Children are raised in Child Gardens and educated by virus. Viruses control their behaviour; nonconformism is treated by the Consensus. Information, culture, law and politics are now biological functions. This is the story of Lucy, the immortal tumor, Joseph the Postman, whose mind is an information storehouse for others, and Milena, an incredible musician who has a secret, lost even to herself. She is resistant to viruses. It makes her aliented in an enclosing world. It will make her one of the most extraordinary women of her age. The secret is lost in memory. It is hidden somewhere -- in the Child Garden. Read Less
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Very good. Reprint of the second stand alone novel by this author. Light reading creases. In very good condition. A-format paperback. 400 p. Audience: General/trade.
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New. 2005. New Ed. Paperback. 'Angela Carter meets Derek Jarman's Jubilee in a Max Ernst landscape. Excellent' Time Out Series: S.F. Masterworks. Num Pages: 400 pages. BIC Classification: FL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 26. Weight in Grams: 276......We ship daily from our Bookshop.
