When a one-night stand leads to a long-desired pregnancy, Susan will do anything to ensure her husband won’t find out ? including the unthinkable. But when something horrendous is unleashed around the globe, her secret isn’t the only thing that is no longer safe?<\/b><\/p>\n
‘An astute, well-researched and convincing novel of ideas’\u00c2\u00a0The Times<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n
‘If you could create a “perfect” baby through\u00c2\u00a0genetic\u00c2\u00a0engineering, would you? A disturbing and interesting thriller, perfect for book club discussions’\u00c2\u00a0Nina Pottell,\u00c2\u00a0Prima<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n
‘Provocative, pacy and scarily all-too-possible’\u00c2\u00a0Philippa East<\/p>\n
————An unthinkable decision
A deadly mistake<\/b><\/p>\n
In an all-too-possible near future, when genetic engineering has become the norm for humans,\u00c2\u00a0not just crops,\u00c2\u00a0parents\u00c2\u00a0are prepared to take incalculable risks to ensure that their babies are perfect ?\u00c2\u00a0altering\u00c2\u00a0genes that may cause illness, and more?<\/p>\n
Susan has been trying for a baby for years, and when an impulsive one-night stand her dream come true, she’ll do anything to\u00c2\u00a0keep her daughter\u00c2\u00a0and ensure her husband doesn’t find out ? including the unthinkable. She believes her secret is safe. For now.<\/p>\n
But as governments embark on a perilous genetic arms race and children around the globe start experiencing a host of distressing symptoms – even taking their own lives – something truly horrendous is unleashed. Because those children have only one thing in common, and people are starting to ask questions?<\/p>\n
Bestselling author of\u00c2\u00a0The Waiting Rooms,<\/i>\u00c2\u00a0Eve Smith returns with an authentic, startlingly thought-provoking, disturbing blockbuster of a thriller that provides a chilling glimpse of a future that’s just one\u00c2\u00a0modification\u00c2\u00a0away?<\/p>\n
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‘An effective thriller that will keep you hooked to the very end ? more than that, it’s a nuanced, believable examination of how human genetic engineering might play out…’ SFX Magazine<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n
‘A brilliantly chilling work of speculative fiction – a disturbing but all-too-possible vision of the near future, where each of us gets to play God. Superb!’\u00c2\u00a0Guy Morpuss<\/b><\/p>\n
‘Sharp, intelligent, frightening and original’ NB Magazine<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n
‘An eerily prophetic near-future viewed through a compassionately anchoring lens … As tempting and tantalising a read as the vision of the future it presents’ SciFi Now<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n
‘This is what speculative fiction should be – plausible, pacy, and with a story that packs real emotional punch’\u00c2\u00a0Louise Mumford<\/b><\/p>\n
‘When a writer’s work is compared to Michael Crichton’s, there’s reason to sit up and pay attention ? a cautionary tale that’s full of thrills’ LoveReading<\/b><\/p>\n
‘Eve Smith has done it again! A brilliant read’\u00c2\u00a0J.M. Hewitt<\/b><\/p>\n
‘One of the most exciting writers around ? master of the high-concept thriller’\u00c2\u00a0Chris McDonald<\/p>\n
Praise for\u00c2\u00a0The Waiting Rooms<\/i>*****<\/b><\/p>\n
‘Combines the excitement of a medical thriller\u00c2\u00a0\u00c3\u00a0 la\u00c2\u00a0Michael Crichton\u00c2\u00a0with sensitive characterisation and social insight in a timely debut novel all the more remarkable for being conceived and written before the current pandemic’\u00c2\u00a0Guardian<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n
‘STUNNING and terrifying ?\u00c2\u00a0The Waiting Rooms<\/i>\u00c2\u00a0wrenches your heart in every way possible’\u00c2\u00a0Miranda Dickinson<\/b><\/p>\n
‘Chillingly close to reality, this gripping thriller brims with authenticity ? a captivating, accomplished and timely debut from an author to watch’\u00c2\u00a0Adam Hamdy<\/b><\/p>\n
‘Engrossing and eye-opening, with heart-stopping plot twists ? a stunning medical thriller set in a terrifying possible future’\u00c2\u00a0Foreword Reviews<\/i><\/p>\n
For fans of Emily St John Mandel, Robin Cook, Tess Gerritsen and Louise Doughty<\/b><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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