The Heart Goes Last

by Atwood, Margaret
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ISBN: 9781101912362
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From the #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Handmaid's Tale

Stan and Charmaine, a young urban couple, have been hit by job loss and bankruptcy in the midst of a nationwide economic collapse. Forced to live in their third-hand Honda, where they are vulnerable to roving gangs, they think the gated community of Consilience may be the answer to their prayers. If they sign a life contract, they'll get a job and a lovely house . . . for six months out of the year. On alternating months, residents must leave their homes and serve as inmates in the Positron prison system. At first, this seems worth it: they will have a roof over their heads and food on the table. But when a series of troubling events unfolds, Positron begins to look less like a prayer answered and more like a chilling prophecy fulfilled. The Heart Goes Last is a vivid, urgent vision of development and decay, freedom and surveillance, struggle and hope--and the timeless workings of the human heart.

One of the Best Books of the Year: The Boston Globe

  • Format: TradePaperback
  • Author: Atwood, Margaret
  • ISBN: 9781101912362
  • Condition: Used
  • Dimensions: 7.80 x 0.90
  • Number Of Pages: 400
  • Publication Year: 2016

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