{"product_id":"local-heavens-by-k-m-fajardo-9781785128479","title":"Local Heavens","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA speculative reimagining of Fitzgerald's classic tale of glamour, desire and desperation set in 2075 New York, \u003ci\u003eLocal Heavens\u003c\/i\u003e examines the guardrails of morality... and the price of desire. Perfect for fans of Emily St John Mandel, Natasha Pulley's \u003ci\u003eThe Mars House\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eChain-Gang All-Stars\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e'NOT JUST A CYBERPUNK REINVENTION OF \u003ci\u003eTHE GREAT GATSBY\u003c\/i\u003e, BUT A SINGULAR REVELATION IN ITS OWN RIGHT' - OLIVIE BLAKE\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eA corporate hacker. An elusive billionaire. A society trying to survive the American Nightmare.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eNew York City, 2075. Filipino American Nick Carraway has just moved to the heart of the fractured New Americas, where he's struck by the city's contradictions - shining corporate towers casting bleak shadows over the slums of a crumbling middle class.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eWhen Nick meets alluring new-money Jay Gatsby, he falls for Gatsby's frank charm and confident aura. But in a city where the wealthy flaunt tech-enhanced bodies to cheat death, surfaces aren't all they seem - and as a corporate-sanctioned cyberspace hacker, Nick knows that no secret can stay buried forever. He's the reason they don't. And his latest assignment? Investigate Gatsby himself.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eAs Nick becomes entangled in the dark affairs of the elite - and the devastating fallout of their actions on the city's most vulnerable - he must reckon with the limits of compassion and accountability across class and status. What takes precedence: love, or truth? Heart, or soul?\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e'GORGEOUS, DECADENT... \u003ci\u003eLOCAL HEAVENS\u003c\/i\u003e PIERCES TO THE CORE OF AN AMERICAN CLASSIC' - CHLOE GONG\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Allen \u0026 Unwin Aotearoa New Zealand","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47664163619052,"sku":"9781785128479","price":27.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/9781785128479-local-heavens.jpg?v=1779660927","url":"https:\/\/bookhero.co.nz\/products\/local-heavens-by-k-m-fajardo-9781785128479","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}