{"product_id":"waking-romeo-by-kathryn-barker-9781760297152","title":"Waking Romeo","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eNOTABLE BOOK: 2022 CBCA Book of the Year, Older Readers\u003c\/b\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eYEAR: 2083.\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eLOCATION: LONDON.\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eMISSION: WAKE ROMEO.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eIt's the end of the world. Literally. Time travel is possible, but only forwards. And only a handful of families choose to remain in the 'now', living off the scraps that were left behind. Among these are eighteen-year-old Juliet and the love of her life, Romeo. But things are far from rosy for Jules. Romeo is in a coma and she's estranged from her friends and family, dealing with the very real fallout of their wild romance.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThen a handsome time traveller, Ellis, arrives with an important mission that makes Jules question everything she knows about life and love. Can Jules wake Romeo and rewrite her future?\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eA highly original mashup that delights as it disorients ... and asks what would have happened if two great literary love stories were somehow intertwined.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e'Original, ambitious, powerful ... Barker's ability to challenge the boundaries of genre and find light in the darkness is a gift.' — Melina Marchetta, author of \u003ci\u003eLooking for Alibrandi\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eSaving Francesca\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e'A genre-bending masterpiece that effortlessly juggles classic literature, existentialism, time travel and dystopia - with action and \u003ci\u003efeels\u003c\/i\u003e. I freaking loved every minute.' — Lili Wilkinson, author of \u003ci\u003eAfter The Lights Go Out\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eGreen Valentine\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003ePink\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e'The most beautiful, moving and rigorously plotted time travel novel I have ever read.' — Justine Larbalestier, author of \u003ci\u003eLiar\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eMy Sister Rosa\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eRazorhurst\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Allen \u0026 Unwin","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46556736520428,"sku":"9781760297152","price":26.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/20358463482814.jpg?v=1750167341","url":"https:\/\/bookhero.co.nz\/products\/waking-romeo-by-kathryn-barker-9781760297152","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}