{"product_id":"generosity-by-richard-powers-9781804952115","title":"Generosity","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eGenerosity\u003c\/em\u003e by Richard Powers is hailed as 'Thrilling ... such wonderful storytelling' by the \u003cem\u003eObserver\u003c\/em\u003e. The \u003cem\u003eSunday Times\u003c\/em\u003e praises Powers' 'acuity and satire' as being 'as sharp as ever', while the \u003cem\u003eSunday Telegraph\u003c\/em\u003e describes it as 'Smart, tender and wrenchingly anxious about the approaching era ... A bracingly intelligent fable about the choices that face us'.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eWhen Chicagoan Russell Stone begins teaching a Creative Nonfiction class, he meets Thassadit Amzwar, a young Algerian woman with a radiant presence. But her cheerful disposition disturbs him – how can someone from a country ravaged by conflict be so happy?\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003ePuzzling the melancholic Russell, Thassa’s happiness prompts him to research her war-torn country and theories on happiness. His amateur inquiries lead him to college counsellor Candace Weld, who also falls under Thassa’s spell. Dubbed ‘Miss Generosity’ by classmates, Thassa’s joy catches the eye of notorious geneticist and advocate for genomic enhancement, Thomas Kurton, who claims to have found the genotype for happiness. Yet, as media frenzy builds, Thassa’s optimism is tested.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eRichard Powers’ \u003cem\u003eGenerosity\u003c\/em\u003e explores the implications of a genetic basis for happiness, questioning who would control it and how it could reshape humanity.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Penguin Random House NZ","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46545982357740,"sku":"9781804952115","price":22.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/9781804952115.jpg?v=1750035815","url":"https:\/\/bookhero.pro\/products\/generosity-by-richard-powers-9781804952115","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}