{"product_id":"9781914585029-off-target","title":"Off-Target","description":"\u003cmeta content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\" http-equiv=\"Content-Type\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe captivating, disturbing new thriller from the author of The Waiting Rooms\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWhen 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…\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWhen 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…\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e‘The first half is a high-concept thriller; the second edges into science fiction as a generation of genetically optimised children respond to the social pressures they are under … an astute, well-researched and convincing novel of ideas’ \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'If you could create a \"perfect\" baby through genetic engineering, would you? A disturbing and interesting thriller, perfect for book club discussions' \u003cb\u003eNina Pottell, \u003ci\u003ePrima\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e‘A fantastic exploration of the ethics and allure of genetic engineering woven into a captivating, thought-provoking thriller. Provocative, pacy and scarily all-too-possible’ \u003cb\u003ePhilippa East\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e––––––––––––\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAn unthinkable decision\u003cbr\u003eA deadly mistake\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn an all-too-possible near future, when genetic engineering has become the norm for humans, not just crops, parents are prepared to take incalculable risks to ensure that their babies are perfect … altering genes that may cause illness, and more…\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSusan has been trying for a baby for years, and when an impulsive one-night stand makes her dream come true, she’ll do anything to keep her daughter and ensure her husband doesn’t find out … including the unthinkable. She believes her secret is safe. For now.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBut 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…\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBestselling author of \u003ci\u003eThe Waiting Rooms\u003c\/i\u003e, Eve 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 modification away…\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e_____________\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e‘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.’ \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eSFX Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e‘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!’ \u003cb\u003eGuy Morpuss\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e‘Sharp, intelligent, frightening and original’ \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eNB Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e‘An eerily prophetic near-future viewed through a compassionately anchoring lens . 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