{"product_id":"the-utopia-9781038317315","title":"The Utopia","description":"In the Utopia, where all major decisions are made by the Computer, life is far\u003cbr\u003efrom idyllic for many. Three ordinary people find their lives intertwined in a society that demands conformity and obedience.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDeron Boyd, a man struggling with loss and addiction, has been convicted of a crime he doesn't remember committing. Even though there's surveillance footage of him breaking into a Store and stealing drugs, he feels that something isn't quite right. Everything in the Utopia is free-there is no money-so why didn't he just wait until the Store opened?\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMatthew Tucker is a guard who transports criminals to the Utopia's labour camp, a place where Utopians work for twelve hours a day. He lives in constant fear of failing his duties and being sent back to the Camp himself. So when the leaders of the Utopia ask him, a lowly guard, for a meeting, he doesn't know what to think. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSakura Saito's story mirrors that of Deron's, with loss and addiction affecting every part of her life. When she arrives at the Camp, she becomes a beacon of hope and love in Deron's darkest days, though soon their relationship is strained with the inevitable hanging over them-Sakura's release and their unavoidable separation. But a friend thinks he has a plan to keep them together, though it requires them to risk it all.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e FriesenPress\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/04\/2024\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781038317315\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 360\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.16lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.80d","brand":"Christian Jerry Marchioni","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44736623313077,"sku":"9781038317315","price":24.64,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/files\/img_e906fa75-1319-4f41-b5f5-564020d53072.jpg?v=1729609834","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/the-utopia-9781038317315","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}