
Hum : The thrilling, feminist speculative novel
by Helen Phillips
Title:
Hum : The thrilling, feminist speculative novel
Author:
Helen Phillips
Format:
Hardback
Number of pages:
272 pages
Publisher:
Atlantic Publishing Group
ISBN-13:
9781805461722
EAN:
9781805461722
Classifications:
Modern and Contemporary (Post c 1945)
Weight (g):
504
Dimensions (mm):
224 x 144 x 27
Publication Country:
United Kingdom
Language:
English
Condition:
New
Description
Ingenious and unsettling' Observer'This sleek ride of a novel further cements Phillips's position as one of our most profound writers of speculative fiction.' New York TimesIn a hot and gritty city populated by super-intelligent robots called 'Hums', May seeks some reprieve from recent hardships and from her family's addiction to their devices. She splurges on a weekend away at the Botanical Garden - a rare, green refuge in the heart of the city, where forests, streams and animals flourish. But when it becomes clear that the Garden is not the idyll she hoped it would be, and her children come under threat, May is forced to put her trust in a Hum of uncertain motives in order to restore the life of her family.Gripping and unflinching, Hum is about our most cherished human relationships in a world compromised by climate change and dizzying technological revolution, a world with both dystopian and utopian possibilities.











