{"product_id":"this-machine-feeds","title":"This Machine Feeds","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSharp, witty, and addictive new novel from the critically-acclaimed author of \u003ci\u003eOrpheus Builds A Girl \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eCarrian Crow, \u003c\/i\u003ea cutting satire about how our perception of 'real' is slowly disintegrating. Perfect for fans of \u003ci\u003eBlack Mirror\u003c\/i\u003e and Patricia Lockwood.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e'One of the most important new voices in fiction' \u003c\/b\u003eAlan Moore, author of \u003ci\u003eWatchmen\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHeather is an artist of middling talent with a flawless instinct for self-promotion.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFinally given her big shot, she prepares a new work about the world we live in - a world of technology, violence, power and accelerating absurdity. But as she stares into the abyss of the now, her friends begin to worry. Is Heather making her masterpiece, or is she losing her mind?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAround her, reality bleeds into nightmare. A woman is trapped inside her home by the terms of her rental contract. America reenacts the assassination of JFK. A father and daughter, unknown to one another, collaborate on the building of a chatbot.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHeather is trying to make sense of it all.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eDarkly comic and ferociously alive, \u003ci\u003eThis Machine Feeds\u003c\/i\u003e is about what happens when the world becomes too deranged to comprehend - and whether anyone can truly escape with their sanity.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePraise for \u003ci\u003eThis Machine Feeds\u003c\/i\u003e:\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'Heather Parry is one of my favourite writers. This book is so good I kind of hate her' Kirsty Logan, bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eThings We Say in the Dark\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'With \u003ci\u003eThis Machine Feeds\u003c\/i\u003e, Heather Parry cements her position as one of our foremost writers and thinkers' Julia Armfield, bestselling author of\u003ci\u003e Private Rites\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eOur Wives Under the Sea\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'Perfect for fans of \u003ci\u003eBlack Mirror' \u003c\/i\u003eAmy Twigg, author of \u003ci\u003eSpoilt Creatures\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'A wonderful and explosive new work from a rare and powerful voice' Edward Carey, author of \u003ci\u003eLittle\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'I am in awe... Equal parts nightmarish and necessary, I came away wanting to change the world' Jane Flett, author of\u003ci\u003e Welcome to the Chaoskampf\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Heather Parry","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":68026673135794,"sku":"9781529938715","price":430.0,"currency_code":"ZAR","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0562\/9191\/8002\/files\/9781529938715.jpg?v=1794618462","url":"https:\/\/www.wordsworth.co.za\/products\/this-machine-feeds","provider":"Wordsworth Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}