{"product_id":"ghost-species-paperback","title":"Ghost Species - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eJames Bradley\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eIn an intimate portrayal of high-concept big ideas, can we engineer ourselves out of a problem of our own making?\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eSet against the backdrop of rapidly escalating climate catastrophe, scientists Kate Larkin and Jay Gunesekera are recruited by tech billionaire and mogul Davis Hucken to the forests of Tasmania, Australia. His Foundation's mission is not only to halt the effects of climate change, but to re-engineer and reverse the damage through the ambitious process of reviving species lost to the earth over time, including a clandestine ambition to resurrect the Neanderthals. When Eve, the first child, is born and grows up in a world crumbling around her, questions arise that she and Kate must face. Is she human or not, real or unnatural, and is she the ghost species or are we? \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eAs more and more of us are waking up to the truth about our climate, and our need to reverse the damage we have caused, Ghost Species is timely, poignant and reflective on what it means to be human on a personal and a global scale.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ch3\u003eBack Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eIn an intimate portrayal of high-concept big ideas, can we engineer ourselves out of a problem of our own making?\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eSet against the backdrop of rapidly escalating climate catastrophe, scientists Kate Larkin and Jay Gunesekera are recruited by tech billionaire and mogul Davis Hucken to the forests of Tasmania, Australia. His Foundation's mission is not only to halt the effects of climate change, but to re-engineer and reverse the damage through the ambitious process of reviving species lost to the earth over time, including a clandestine ambition to resurrect the Neanderthals. When Eve, the first child, is born and grows up in a world crumbling around her, questions arise that she and Kate must face. Is she human or not, real or unnatural, and is she the ghost species or are we? \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eAs more and more of us are waking up to the truth about our climate, and our need to reverse the damage we have caused, Ghost Species is timely, poignant and reflective on what it means to be human on a personal and a global scale.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eJames Bradley is the author of four novels, \u003ci\u003eWrack\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Deep Field\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Resurrectionist\u003c\/i\u003e which was chosen as a Richard and Judy 2008 Summer Read, and \u003ci\u003eClade\u003c\/i\u003e, and a book of poetry, \u003ci\u003ePaper Nautilus\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eHis books have won or been shortlisted for a number of major Australian and international literary awards and have been widely translated. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eHe lives in Sydney, Australia, with his partner, the novelist Mardi McConnochie, and two daughters.\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 288\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.9 x 7.7 x 5.1 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e February 22, 2022\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42160027664519,"sku":"9781529358100","price":15.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0601\/2623\/2711\/files\/f864ddea26eb702637d65a84bceaf5b2.webp?v=1733270992","url":"https:\/\/booksby.splitshops.com\/products\/ghost-species-paperback","provider":"Books by splitShops","version":"1.0","type":"link"}