{"product_id":"the-thinning-by-inga-simpson-9780733643514","title":"The Thinning","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA powerful literary page-turner about two young people in a race against time to reach a monumental solar eclipse, from famed Australian novelist Inga Simpson.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eWe haven't always lived like this . . .\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eFin grew up by an observatory, learning about telescopes and planets, inspired by the passions of her parents, then leaders in their fields of astrophotography and astronomy. Those days are long over. Now Fin, her mother, Dianella, and a band of outliers live deep off the grid, always on amber alert and always ready to run.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eIn the outside world, things are not good: extinctions and a loss of diversity threaten what's left of the environment. With a new disaster looming, Fin finds herself thrust into an unlikely partnership with a stranger who has appeared in their camp—one of a new breed of evolved humans, the Incompletes, who are widely distrusted. But the pair will need to work together during a dangerous journey if they are to play their part in an audacious plan to help restore the natural world—and humankind.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Thinning\u003c\/em\u003e is both an exquisitely written novel of nature and an urgent thriller by the bestselling and acclaimed author of \u003cem\u003eWillowman\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eThe Last Woman in the World\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e'A spine-tingling literary thriller that will keep you racing to the end. \u003cem\u003eThe Thinning\u003c\/em\u003e blurs the lines between animal, human and adaptation, and provides a gripping glimpse of our possible future through a fascinating astrological lens. An emotional tribute to the natural world. \u003cstrong\u003eMoving. Urgent. Beautifully written\u003c\/strong\u003e' — KAREN VIGGERS, author of \u003cem\u003eThe Orchardist's Daughter\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e'Opened the cover; lost the rest of the day. \u003cstrong\u003eIncandescent, righteously angry, superbly constructed.\u003c\/strong\u003e I am grateful for the reading experience, and grateful that the book was written and published' — MICHAEL WINKLER, Miles Franklin Award-shortlisted author of \u003cem\u003eGrimmish\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e'This is a book I wanted to race through and savour in equal measures. \u003cstrong\u003eSimpson is a writer of astonishing insight\u003c\/strong\u003e into the ways humans simultaneously destroy and revere the environment, and \u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Thinning\u003c\/em\u003e is an urgent, exceptional novel. Her best yet\u003c\/strong\u003e' — ELEANOR LIMPRECHT, author of \u003cem\u003eThe Coast\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e'Grapples with ecological turmoil and grief [with] heart and humanity . . . Simpson's respect and knowledge of Country and astronomy shine through in the evocative language, drawing an exquisite image in the reader's mind . . . \u003cstrong\u003eAn epic and hopeful journey, perfect for readers of thrillers and novels such as Robbie Arnott's \u003cem\u003eLimberlost\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e' — BOOKS+PUBLISHING\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e'Heart-racing . . . [An] emotive tour de force' — \u003cem\u003eTHE AUSTRALIAN WOMEN'S WEEKLY\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Hachette New Zealand Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45895072612588,"sku":"9780733643514","price":28.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/9780733643514.jpg?v=1731396570","url":"https:\/\/bookhero.pro\/products\/the-thinning-by-inga-simpson-9780733643514","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}