And West Is West by Ron Childress - ISBN: 9781616206109
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Jessica, a Air Force drone pilot, is tasked with launching a missile against a suspected terrorist, she has no choice but to follow orders. Ethan, a Wall Street quant, develops an algorithm that enables his company’s clients to profit by exploiting the international financial instability caused by e…

And West Is West

A Novel

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    336 pages

  • Release Date

    5 July 2016

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Summary

A calculated nail-biter that shines a dark light on life in the 21st century. The Washington Post A story no one has ever written before, and one we all need to read … Impressive and keenly relevant to our time. Barbara Kingsolver When Jessica, a young Air Force drone pilot in Nevada, is tasked with launching a missile against a suspected terrorist halfway across the world, she has no choice but to comply, even if it means women and children will be killed too. Meanwhile, Ethan, a young …

Book Details

ISBN-13:9781616206109
ISBN-10:1616206101
Author:Ron Childress
Publisher:Workman Publishing
Imprint:Algonquin Books
Format:Paperback
Number of Pages:336
Release Date:5 July 2016
Weight:340g
Dimensions:208mm x 140mm x 26mm
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Critics Review

“This compelling debut novel, which won the PEN/Bellwether Prize for Socially Engaged Fiction, dramatically examines the insidious role unrestrained technology plays in the moral and ethical corruption of people, institutions, and government … This is an excellent story, well told, suspenseful, and tragic.” - Publishers Weekly

About The Author

Ron Childress

Ron Childress started his work life in boatyards up and down the New England coast, but at nineteen, he enrolled in community college and went on to earn his BA, MA, and PhD in literature. Childress worked for several years as a communications manager for a professional association near Washington, DC, before joining his wife in her tech marketing agency. In 2000, he left the business to pursue fiction writing full time. And West Is West, winner of the 2014 PEN/Bellwether Prize for Socially Engaged Fiction, is his first novel.

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