{"title":"Carol Lay","description":"\u003cp\u003eCarol Lay's works offer a vibrant journey through imaginative storytelling and sharp, witty visuals. Her graphic novels blend humour with compelling narratives, making each tale a unique exploration of character and circumstance.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eReaders will find themselves immersed in richly illustrated worlds where wit meets creativity, with stories that often incorporate playful twists on familiar themes. Carol Lay's distinctive style delivers both entertainment and thoughtful reflection.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"my-time-machine-by-carol-lay-9781683969983","title":"My Time Machine","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eWhen I came to, I had that 'Where am I?' feeling.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eOnly it was more like, 'When am I?'\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eTrapped in a glitchy time machine at the end of the world, a strange creature banging unnervingly at the door, what else is an exhausted amateur time traveller to do but sit back and play her concertina?\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eHaving inherited the blueprints designed by the Time Traveller from H.G. Wells' historical account, our curious and all-too-human adventurer enlists her genius ex-husband to construct a modern version of the time machine. Torn between wanting to fix the past and needing to know what lies ahead, she decides to see how our follies will play out in order to bring back information that might help save civilisation from itself.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eShe anticipates trouble, but it's far worse— not only has humanity failed to mitigate climate change, but by 2035 the world has succumbed to fascism. Then, by 2045, it has devolved to anarchy. Intrigued by the possibilities detailed in Wells' book, she decides to visit the year 802,701 to verify the original Traveller's tale. In that inexplicably lush land she encounters enemies that propel her to the earth's last, hellish days.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eCarol Lay's \u003cem\u003eMy Time Machine\u003c\/em\u003e is serious and funny, a sly cautionary political satire, and a rollicking time travel story full of puzzling paradoxes, edge-of-your-seat suspense, breezy badinage, and a deeply felt wonder at the universe.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Unknown","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47426181202156,"sku":"9781683969983","price":47.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/9781683969983.jpg?v=1774767986"}],"url":"https:\/\/bookhero.co.nz\/collections\/carol-lay.oembed","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}