From the author of the bestselling Vox comes a pulsating, alarmingly plausible dystopian novel about a society obsessed with the quest for perfection at any cost.
WOULD YOU MAKE THE GRADE?
It begins as a way to make things fairer. An education system that will benefit everyone. It's all in the name of progress.
This is what Elena Fairchild believes. As a teacher in one of the government's elite schools for children with high 'Q' scores, she witnesses the advantages first-hand.
But when Elena's own daughter scores lower than expected, she is taken away. Elena follows her to her new home. A government institute.
What she finds there makes Elena question everything. Because this world is about perfection - and that comes at a terrible price.
Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers
ISBN: 9780008440602
Number of pages: 384
Weight: 220 g
Dimensions: 198 x 129 x 25 mm
‘It’s hard to tell if this book is truly a work of fiction or a horrific glance at reality’ Prima ‘Like all the best dystopian fiction, Q takes the reader just a pace or two beyond where we’re already at. This is a sharply written and terrifyingly plausible tale of an education system where less than perfect is a life-threatening condition… I devoured it in a single day.' Louise Candlish ‘Shocking…a powerful tale exploring themes of survival and superficiality.’ Cosmopolitan ‘Christina Dalcher is fast becoming one of my favourite authors. It's a master class in dark dystopian fiction, clever, thought-provoking, beautifully written, and terrifyingly believable.’ Alice Feeney ‘‘Powerful, devastating, shocking brilliant.’ Woman & Home ‘WHAT A BOOK. ‘Shockingly, terrifyingly real – Christina Dalcher has got another bestseller on her hands.’ Lisa Hall ‘Orwell meets Atwood in Christina Dalcher’s Q, a chilling look at how polite society can sleepwalk its way into horrifying atrocities. Timely, tense and frighteningly plausible, Q is an urgent clarion call against complacency.’ Kia Abdullah ‘Dalcher conjures an America informed by tragic elements of its past and present where science and humanity are both abused in ways that are all-too familiar and plausible. Her heroic women and tough yet elegant prose suggest Margaret Atwood updated for this moment.’ Michael D'Antonio
I powered through Dalcher's earlier novel Vox and an advanced copy of Q in a few days last week. I found both to be extremely readable, which makes their content all the more troubling, because it seems a little... More
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Christina Dalcher's new novel is amazing! I read this in one day, completely and utterly gripped.
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