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Genus, Paperback / softback Book

Genus Paperback / softback

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In the Britain of a few tomorrows time, physical perfection is commonplace and self improvement has become an extinct expression: all the qualities men and women could aspire to can be purchased prior to birth. GENUS is a time of genetic selection and enrichment - life chances come on a sliding scale according to wealth.

For some there is no money or choice, and an underclass has evolved; London's King's Cross, or The Kross as it is now known, has become a ghetto for the Unimproved.

In The Kross, the natural, the dated, the cheap and the dull, live a brittle and unenviable existence.

But unrest is growing; tension is mounting and a murderer is abroad in these dark quarters... Acclaimed author Jonathan Trigell's third novel is a breathtaking tour de force, exploring a dystopia of the not-too-distant-a future which will leave readers wondering not 'what if', as the original audience of Huxley's Brave New World did, but 'when'.

Praise for Jonathan Trigell:'A compelling narrative, a beautifully structured piece of writing, and a thought-provoking novel of ideas.

It's a wonderful debut.' - Sarah Waters, Chair of the Judges for the John Llewellyn Rhys Prize on Boy A'A fine and moving debut novel... compulsively readable... a rare treat' The Independent on Boy A'Does for extreme winter sports what Alex Garland's The Beach did for backpacking.' - Financial Times on Cham.

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