{"product_id":"connect-paperback-1","title":"Connect - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eJulian Gough\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn the Nevada desert, in the near future, a brilliant biologist and single mother named Naomi Chiang sets off a chain reaction that threatens to bring the networked world to its knees. When her seventeen-year-old son, Colt, who spends most of his time in the comfort of virtual reality, secretly releases her latest findings--a process for regrowing human tissue--Colt's estranged father crashes into their lives again, backed by the secretive security organization he heads. The U.S. government wants Naomi's research . . . and her son, who must leave the virtual sphere to discover the pleasures--and pains--of a life fully lived. Page-turning and thought-provoking, \u003ci\u003eConnect\u003c\/i\u003e is a whip-smart novel that explores what connection--both human and otherwise--might be in a digital age. It is a story of mothers and sons; but it is also about you, your phone, and the world to come.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eJulian Gough is the author of the novels \u003ci\u003eJuno \u0026amp; Juliet\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eJude in Ireland\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eJude in London\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eConnect\u003c\/i\u003e; a poetry collection, \u003ci\u003eFree Sex Chocolate\u003c\/i\u003e; three children's books; and the narrative ending the computer game \u003ci\u003eMinecraft\u003c\/i\u003e. A winner of the BBC National Short Story Award and the Prix Livrentête, he has been shortlisted twice for the Everyman Bollinger Wodehouse Prize, once for a Sainsbury's Children's Book Award, and twice for an Irish Book of the Year Award. He lives in Berlin.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 496\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.2 x 7.9 x 5.2 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e July 02, 2019\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47267060809977,"sku":"9781101971895","price":23.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0789\/2782\/3097\/files\/qtPNhtGoYo9781101971895_0b968754-6b56-4949-a38b-20a49eb7aecf.webp?v=1768858018","url":"https:\/\/bookscloud.io\/products\/connect-paperback-1","provider":"BooksCloud Book Dropshipping","version":"1.0","type":"link"}