{"product_id":"9781780225623-the-word-exchange","title":"The Word Exchange","description":"\u003cmeta content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\" http-equiv=\"Content-Type\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cb\u003eWhat would you sacrifice to save the very essence of who you are?\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Spine-tingling' \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'A fast-paced, thrill-a-minute début novel' \u003ci\u003eNew Yorker\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Graedon knows how to ratchet up mystery' \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eEsquire\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWORDS ARE UNDER THREAT. \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eIT'S TIME TO FIGHT BACK.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eImagine a world without words. \u003cbr\u003eA world in which books, libraries and newspapers are things of the past. \u003cbr\u003eA world where personal devices provide all you could want or need.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAnana Johnson and her father, Doug, are hard at work on the final edition that will ever be printed of the English Dictionary. But one evening, Doug disappears and Anana unearths a single written clue: ALICE.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn the battle to save her father, Anana discovers secret societies, dark incinerator rooms and underground passages. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAbove all, she finds a world that faces ruin from the dark side of technology.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003ePraise for \u003ci\u003eThe Word Exchange\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'A \u003cb\u003enervy\u003c\/b\u003e, nerdy dystopian thriller' \u003ci\u003eNew York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'A \u003cb\u003epropulsive\u003c\/b\u003e, twisty future-noir' \u003ci\u003eDaily Beast\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'\u003cb\u003eSpectacular\u003c\/b\u003e' Karen Russell, author of \u003ci\u003eSwamplandia!\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eVampires in the Lemon Grove\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'\u003cb\u003eDazzling\u003c\/b\u003e' \u003ci\u003eSlate\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'\u003cb\u003eWildly ambitious\u003c\/b\u003e, darkly intellectual and inventive' \u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews,\u003c\/i\u003e starred review  \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rarewaves","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56451540844918,"sku":"9781780225623","price":4.29,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0092\/7504\/8033\/files\/orig_26926630.jpg?v=1760462918","url":"https:\/\/www.rarewaves.com\/products\/9781780225623-the-word-exchange","provider":"Rarewaves.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}