{"product_id":"9781786691293-waste-tide","title":"Waste Tide","description":"\u003cmeta content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\" http-equiv=\"Content-Type\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cp\u003e'Waste girl' Mimi becomes infected with a virus, becoming the host for an omniscient consciousness, hell-bent on righting wrongs - and igniting a class war and more.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eA \u003ci\u003eGuardian\u003c\/i\u003e Science Fiction Book of the Year. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eMimi is drowning in the world's trash. \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eShe's a 'waste girl', a scavenger picking through towering heaps of hazardous electronic detritus. Along with thousands of other migrant workers, she was lured to Silicon Isle, off the southern coast of China, by the promise of steady work and a better life. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBut Silicon Isle is where the rotten fruits of capitalism and consumer culture come to their toxic end. \u003cb\u003eThe land is hopelessly polluted\u003c\/b\u003e, the workers utterly at the mercy of those in power. And now \u003cb\u003ea storm is gathering\u003c\/b\u003e, as ruthless local gangs skirmish for control, eco-terrorists conspire, investors hunger for profit, and a Chinese-American interpreter searches for his roots. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAs these forces collide, \u003cb\u003econflict erupts – a war between rich and poor, a battle between past and future\u003c\/b\u003e. Mimi must decide if she will remain a pawn. \u003cb\u003eor change the rules of the game altogether. \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'An accomplished eco-techno-thriller with heart and soul' DAVID MITCHELL. \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'\u003ci\u003eWaste Tide\u003c\/i\u003e is a work of spoiled and toxic beauty. It's more than a timely eco-thriller; it's a dark mirror held up to our selves' SIMON INGS. \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rarewaves","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":40945957634145,"sku":"9781786691293","price":8.6,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0092\/7504\/8033\/files\/orig_27174755.jpg?v=1721549563","url":"https:\/\/www.rarewaves.com\/products\/9781786691293-waste-tide","provider":"Rarewaves.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}