XX by Angela Chadwick - ISBN: 9780349700267
Paperback
Two women, one baby, a world consumed by fear.

XX

The must-read feminist dystopian thriller

$35.09

  • Paperback

    384 pages

  • Release Date

    11 June 2019

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Summary

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

‘Fantastic - completely topical, utterly believable, and that rare thing: an issue-driven book that feels like a story, not an issue’ Julie Cohen

‘Pulled on my heartstrings … could not recommend more’

Book Details

ISBN-13:9780349700267
ISBN-10:0349700265
Author:Angela Chadwick
Publisher:John Murray Press
Imprint:Renegade Books
Format:Paperback
Number of Pages:384
Release Date:11 June 2019
Weight:261g
Dimensions:198mm x 126mm x 32mm
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Critics Review

Fantastic-completely topical, utterly believable, and that rare thing: an issue-driven book that feels like a story, not an issue

One of the feminist novels of 2018 * Stylist *
A pacy dystopian thriller * Red Magazine *
Clever and fast paced * Good Housekeeping *
Topical, probing and quietly intense - XX is a phenomenal debut * Skinny *
Fantastic - completely topical, utterly believable, and that rare thing: an issue-driven book that feels like a story, not an issue * Julie Cohen *
This is really, really good! A commercial Handmaid’s Tale meets Humans. Timely, current, controversial * Nina Potell, Prima *
Can’t recommend it enough … Exciting and a real breakthrough
‘This is politically and ethically engaging, as well as a very personal read. It shows a world that is only a few years away, and it left me with a lot of thoughts about gender and science. Excellent.’ * Net Galley User *
‘I could not put this down, even when my heart was aching and my pulse was raging.’ * Net Galley User *
‘Well written, perfectly paced and so timely,. Through excellent character development, Chadwick manages to explore the social, ethical and political questions raised, while still telling what is at its core a beautifully human story.’ * Net Galley User *
With the pace of a thriller and a sci-fi plot, XX is a cracking high-concept read * Grazia *
Fresh, compelling and thought-provoking - I was completely immersed from start to finish – Francesca Hornak, author of Seven Days of Us
This timely novel looks at reproductive rights, politics and parenthood * Stylist (The best LGBTQ+ books to read this Pride) *
A page-turningly plausible tale of the first two-ovum baby and the cultural ructions it causes – Emma Donoghue * Observer *

About The Author

Angela Chadwick

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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