{"product_id":"surrender-9781328528520","title":"Surrender","description":"\u003cb\u003e\" A] riveting, and original, achievement.\"--\u003ci\u003eWIRED\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eFrom award-winning Spanish author Ray Loriga comes a dystopian novel about authority, manipulation, and the disappearance of privacy that \"calls to mind \u003ci\u003eThe Handmaid's Tale\u003c\/i\u003e by Margaret Atwood  and] \u003ci\u003eBlindness\u003c\/i\u003e by Jos  Saramago\" (Alfaguara Prize Winner Citation).\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Ten long years have passed since war first broke out, and one couple still does not know the whereabouts of their children, or what their country is even fighting for. They follow orders and their lives go by simply, routinely, until--one day--a mute boy walks onto their property. When the authorities announce that the area needs to be evacuated and that everyone must relocate to \"the transparent city,\" the three leave together. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e At first, the city proves to be a paradise: a stunning glass dome of endless highways, buildings, trains, and markets. Everything its inhabitants need is provided to them--food, protection, shelter--and the family quickly, unquestioningly, settles into their new life. But, soon, a sinister underlay begins to emerge. Neither secrets nor walls are permitted here, and strict order, authoritarian calm, and transparency must always reign supreme. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e In a society in which everything private is public, the most chilling portent of our future emerges. \u003ci\u003eSurrender\u003c\/i\u003e is an urgent novel about dignity and rebellion and the lengths we go to preserve love, hope, and humanity. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"Loriga envisions in this gripping tale an unsettling dystopia in which all secrets are forbidden...This memorable page-turner will appeal to fans of \u003ci\u003eBrave New World\u003c\/i\u003e.\"--\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Mariner Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 02\/25\/2020\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781328528520\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 224\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.40lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.90h x 5.20w x 0.70d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReview Citations: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 12\/09\/2019\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e 12\/15\/2019\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e 02\/01\/2020 pg. 25\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Ray Loriga","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":36648990867612,"sku":"9781328528520","price":13.59,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_ee43c61e-d43b-4586-abab-559ec3f89453.jpg?v=1603871670","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/surrender-9781328528520","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}