XX: The must-read feminist dystopian thriller
Oct 2018 · Hachette UK
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WINNER OF THE POLARI FIRST BOOK PRIZE 2019
FEATURED ON THE GUARDIAN'S BEST BOOKS OF 2018
'One of the feminist novels of 2018' Stylist
'Handmaid's Tale-shaped hole in your life? Read XX' The Times
'A pacy dystopian thriller' Red Magazine
'A phenomenal debut' Skinny
'Emotionally compelling' Lauren Wilkinson
HOW FAR WOULD YOU GO FOR A CHILD OF YOUR OWN?
When Rosie and Jules discover a ground-breaking clinical trial that enables two women to have a female baby, they jump at the chance to make history.
Fear-mongering politicians and right-wing movements are quick to latch on to the controversies surrounding Ovum-to-Ovum (o-o) technology and stoke the fears of the public. What will happen to the numbers of little boys born? Is there a sinister conspiracy to eradicate men at play?
In this toxic political climate, Jules and Rosie try to hide their baby from scrutiny. But when the news of Rosie's pregnancy is leaked to the media, their relationship is put under a microscope and they're forced to question the loyalty of those closest to them, and battle against a tirade of hate that threatens to split them apart...
FEATURED ON THE GUARDIAN'S BEST BOOKS OF 2018
'One of the feminist novels of 2018' Stylist
'Handmaid's Tale-shaped hole in your life? Read XX' The Times
'A pacy dystopian thriller' Red Magazine
'A phenomenal debut' Skinny
'Emotionally compelling' Lauren Wilkinson
HOW FAR WOULD YOU GO FOR A CHILD OF YOUR OWN?
When Rosie and Jules discover a ground-breaking clinical trial that enables two women to have a female baby, they jump at the chance to make history.
Fear-mongering politicians and right-wing movements are quick to latch on to the controversies surrounding Ovum-to-Ovum (o-o) technology and stoke the fears of the public. What will happen to the numbers of little boys born? Is there a sinister conspiracy to eradicate men at play?
In this toxic political climate, Jules and Rosie try to hide their baby from scrutiny. But when the news of Rosie's pregnancy is leaked to the media, their relationship is put under a microscope and they're forced to question the loyalty of those closest to them, and battle against a tirade of hate that threatens to split them apart...
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About the author
Angela Chadwick is a former journalist who works in higher education communications. Her debut novel XX was published by Dialogue Books in October 2018 and was named a Guardian book of the year. In 2019 it won the Polari First Book Prize.
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