{"product_id":"9781399760393-the-new-people","title":"The New People","description":"\u003cmeta content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\" http-equiv=\"Content-Type\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eA heartwarming inversion of Bong Joon Ho's PARASITE. Perfect for your next book club read\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eA newly married couple move into a flipped foreclosure, unaware that the former homeowners are still living in the attic, in this striking and intimate debut about motherhood, loss and the true cost of starting over.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA newly married couple move into a flipped foreclosure, unaware that the former homeowners are still living in the attic. A striking and intimate debut about motherhood, loss and the true cost of starting over.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAfter the housing crash in 2008, Emma and Rachel move into a charming little house in a conservative college town, hoping for a fresh start after a painful miscarriage.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eEmma finds herself struggling in the shadow of her wife's success: tenure-track professor and now bestselling novelist. Desperate to build something of her own, and without Rachel's knowledge, Emma pursues IVF.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe house becomes a refuge from the town Emma is convinced is set against her - until strange occurrences make her question whether she and Rachel are truly alone.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThey aren't. \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCharlotte and Dirk, the former homeowners displaced by the recession, are secretly living above Emma and Rachel's attached garage.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAs Charlotte listens to the interlopers below, her growing resentment pushes her into small acts of defiance, eventually full-blown sabotage.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBut when her campaign to drive out the couple goes too far, Charlotte's and Emma's stories converge in an explosive climax that will reveal the lengths people will go to reclaim what they've lost.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Andrea Uptmor's \u003ci\u003eThe New People\u003c\/i\u003e is a delicate exploration of humanity in all its forms, touching on infertility, addiction, grief, and love with real awareness and pathos'\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eLoretta Rothschild, bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eFinding Grace\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'This is a book of wonders. At first you wonder how the central situation could possibly have happened, and then you become convinced that it would have happened in exactly that way. With its suspenseful story, the novel tells us about people who live in hiding, and how we live or try to live now, visibly or invisibly. Its characters and their secrets will stay with you long after you turn the last page'\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCharles Baxter, author of \u003ci\u003eBlood Test\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rarewaves","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56700062204278,"sku":"9781399760393","price":17.87,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0092\/7504\/8033\/files\/stand_41435790_a30553e6-dd37-46e5-a3eb-a13a8712de92.jpg?v=1779934819","url":"https:\/\/www.rarewaves.com\/products\/9781399760393-the-new-people","provider":"Rarewaves.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}