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The New Wilderness
SHORTLISTED FOR THE BOOKER PRIZE 2020
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The New Wilderness
A passionate, tender and terrifying story of a mother's fight to protect her daughter
A passionate, tender and terrifying story of a mother's fight to protect her daughter
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'THE ENVIRONMENTAL NOVEL OF OUR TIMES.' – Lemn Sissay, Booker Prize judge
From an acclaimed Guardian First Book Award finalist comes a debut novel described as 'brutal and beautiful in equal measure' (Emily St. John Mandel).
Bea's five-year-old daughter, Agnes, is slowly wasting away. The smog and pollution of the overdeveloped, overpopulated metropolis they call home is ravaging her lungs. Bea knows she cannot stay in the City, but there is only one alternative: The Wilderness State. Mankind has never been allowed to venture into this vast expanse of untamed land. Until now.
Bea and Agnes join eighteen other volunteers who agree to take part in a radical experiment. They must slowly learn how to live in the unpredictable, often dangerous Wilderness, leaving no trace on their surroundings in their quest to survive. But as Agnes embraces this new existence, Bea realises that saving her daughter's life might mean losing her in ways she hadn't foreseen.
At once a blazing lament of our contempt for nature and a deeply humane portrayal of motherhood, The New Wilderness is an extraordinary, urgent novel from a celebrated new literary voice.
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General sentiments about The New Wilderness praise it as both brutal and beautiful, featuring compelling protagonists with a focus on a mother-daughter relationship under stress. Critics appreciate its imaginative and terrifying dystopian narrative that explores humanity's relationship with nature, making it timely and relevant. The writing is described as urgent, inventive, and rich in detail, capturing the complexity of survival and showcasing Diane Cook's notable talent for world-building.
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ISBN: 9780861540013
Publisher: Oneworld Publications
Format: Paperback / softback
Date Published: 03 June 2021
Country: United Kingdom
Imprint: Oneworld Publications
Edition: MMP
Audience: General / adult
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Spine width: 30.0mm
Width: 129.0mm
Height: 198.0mm
Weight: 0g
Pages: 416
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About the Author
Diane Cook is a novelist and short story writer. Her collection, Man v. Nature (Oneworld, 2015), was shortlisted for the Guardian First Book Award and the L.A. Times Book Prize. Her stories have appeared in Harper's, Tin House and Granta, and been anthologised in Best American Short Stories. The New Wilderness is her debut novel. She lives in Brooklyn.
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