{"product_id":"reproduction-by-louisa-hall-9781398522466","title":"Reproduction","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eCompelling, elegant and bitingly smart.\u003c\/em\u003e \u003cstrong\u003eNell Stevens, author of \u003cem\u003eBriefly, A Delicious Life\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA \u003cem\u003eFrankenstein\u003c\/em\u003e for the twenty-first century by the Dylan Thomas Prize-shortlisted author of \u003cem\u003eTrinity\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eSpeak\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eA woman begins work on a novel about Mary Shelley while pregnant for the first time. Recently married, she has just moved from New York to Montana.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eAs the woman writes, fragments of Shelley’s story begin to detach themselves from the page. Moving through her reproductive years, Shelley endured a catalogue of losses painful beyond comprehension. Still, she wrote, conceiving \u003cem\u003eFrankenstein\u003c\/em\u003e in 1816.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe woman’s experiences of pregnancy, miscarriage and labour are traumatic and disorienting, especially in the context of political upheaval, climate crisis, and an ongoing pandemic. Finally, she gives birth to a daughter and together they emerge into another world.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThen a friend from the past reappears. Anna is a biochemist who has been struggling to become a parent, a scientist who sees everything as an experiment. How far will she go in her desire to bring a baby into being?\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eDevastating and joyful, elegant and exacting, \u003cem\u003eReproduction\u003c\/em\u003e is a powerful reminder of the hazards and the rewards involved in creating new life.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Arotahi Agency","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46551199940844,"sku":"9781398522466","price":27.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/25678513482685.jpg?v=1749994335","url":"https:\/\/bookhero.pro\/products\/reproduction-by-louisa-hall-9781398522466","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}