{"product_id":"the-only-ones-paperback-1","title":"The Only Ones - 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\u003eCarola Dibbell\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eAnna North\u003c\/b\u003e (Introduction by)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eInez wanders a post-pandemic world, strangely immune to disease, making her living by volunteering as a test subject. She is hired to provide genetic material to a grief-stricken, affluent mother, who lost all four of her daughters within four short weeks. This experimental genetic work is policed by a hazy network of governmental Ethics committees, and threatened by the Knights of Life, religious zealots who raze the rural farms where much of this experimentation is done.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhen the mother backs out at the last minute, Inez is left responsible for the product, which in this case is a baby girl, Ani. Inez must protect Ani, who is a scientific breakthrough, keeping her alive, dodging authorities and religious fanatics, and trying to provide Ani with the chilldhood tha Inez never had, which means a stable home and an education.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWith a stylish voice, \u003ci\u003eThe Only Ones\u003c\/i\u003e is a time-old story, tender and iconic, about how much we love our children, however they come, as well as a sly commentary on class, politics, and the complexities of reproductive technology.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eCarola Dibbell\u003c\/b\u003e is a highly regarded rock critic whose fiction has appeared in \u003ci\u003eThe New Yorker\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eParis Review, Fence, \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eBlack Clock.\u003c\/i\u003e Writing about books as well as music, Dibbell was a \u003ci\u003eVillage Voice\u003c\/i\u003e contributor for many years. \u003ci\u003eThe Only Ones \u003c\/i\u003eis her debut novel.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 368\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.8 x 7.5 x 5.5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e July 16, 2024\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47256734335225,"sku":"9781953387486","price":18.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0789\/2782\/3097\/files\/1DxDW8Gt4D9781953387486_07a33cd3-ba4f-4479-8c64-dda0ea25d807.webp?v=1768738487","url":"https:\/\/bookscloud.io\/products\/the-only-ones-paperback-1","provider":"BooksCloud Book Dropshipping","version":"1.0","type":"link"}