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Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - \* PRE-ORDER NOW: A stunning novel about our fiercest loyalties, deepest desires and the power of forgiveness \*'Science, love, espionage, and a heroine who carves a strong path in the world of men. There is nothing left to want' Ann PatchettChicago, 1950Rosalind Porter has always defied expectations - in her work as a physicist on the Manhattan Project to design the atomic bomb, and in her passionate love affair with coworker Thomas Weaver.Five years after the end of both, her guilt over the results of her work and her heartbreak over Weaver are intertwined. She has almost succeeded in resigning herself to a more conventional life.Then Weaver gets back in touch - but so does the FBI. Agent Charlie Szydlo wants Rosalind to spy on Weaver, whom the FBI suspects of selling nuclear secrets to Russia.As Rosalind's final assignment launches her on a dangerous mission to find the truth, she faces a heartbreaking choice . . .Believe the man who taught her how to love Or trust the man who her love might save Readers are entranced by Atomic Love:'A complex literary thriller with a beating heart that finds new ways of asking old questions about love and desire' 5\*\*\*\*\* Reader Review'A phenomenal read - fundamentally a love story but so much more as well' 5\*\*\*\*\* Reader Review'The entire ride is pure pleasure all the way, managing to be both page-turning while pulling you in deep' 5\*\*\*\*\* Reader Review.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - 'A smartly written thriller that opens with a satisfying bang . . . splendid' Stephen King'Powerful and intelligent' Guardian'A major, major talent' George R.R. Martin________ENTER POST-PANDEMIC EARTHThree years after a virus wiped out 99% of the men on earth, a mother and son are on the run . . .All Cole has left in the world is her boy, Miles.With men now a prized commodity, keeping him safe means breaking hastily written new rules - and leaving her own sister for dead.All Miles has left in the world is his mother.But is one person enough to save him from the many who would kill to get their hands on a living boy Together, Cole and Miles embark on a journey across a changed, hostile country, towards a freedom they may never reach. And when Cole's sister tracks them down, they'll need to decide who to trust - and what loyalty really means in this unimaginable new world.The powerful and intelligent new thriller from the author of Richard and Judy bestseller The Shining Girls and the prize-winning Zoo City Included in 'Best Books of Summer 2020' in Elle, Entertainment Weekly, Publisher's Weekly and Oprah Magazine.'Bowstring-taut, visceral, and incredibly timely: Beukes's plague-tale is a parable about the glory and terror of Americanism in times of calamity' Cory Doctorow'A fast-moving thriller [that] splices gut-punching action sequences and feminist gender politics with an impressively light touch. Bubbles with big ideas. This intelligent speculative novel about a pandemic feels alarmingly close to home' Metro'Afterland is that rare creature, a ripping tale that neither shies away from big questions nor interesting answers' New Scientist'Lauren Beukes is a writer with a startling imagination, and a masterful ability to rewrite the rules of whatever genre she turns to' Ben Winters, author of Underground Airlines and Golden State.