THEY IS US: A Cautionary Horror Story - Softcover

Janowitz

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1906321302 ISBN 13: 9781906321307

Publisher: William The 4th, 2009

Synopsis

Oryx & Crake meets Douglas Coupland. An unforgettable vision of the future of America.

Years from now America finds itself split between the rich and the poor. The haves live in luxury within the small regions that remain unpolluted while the have-nots inhabit a toxic suburbia full of terrorism, crime and genetic mutations.

Perhaps not all that different from today then?

They Is Us tells the story of one family from the poor side as they go about their daily lives. Julie has a job as a summer intern at an animal laboratory. She can't resist taking home the discarded mutants and her house is filled with genetic cast offs. Her mother, Murielle, has kicked out her stepfather and now, seemingly from nowhere, finds herself subject to the attentions of multi-millionaire businessman A.J.M. Bishrop. Bishrop is only dating Murielle because he wants to get Julie's underage sister Tahnee into bed.

Just your typical American family story.

Set against a backdrop of increasingly invasive technology, growing pollution and the President of the USA's impending gay marriage (to be broadcast live across the nation) They Is Us features a cast of unforgettable characters that will stick in your mind long after you finish the book.

Tama Janowitz has written a prophetic novel which is funny, and frequently hilarious, but is so uncannily believable that it is chilling to read. This really could be the future.

About this title

About the Author

Tama Janowitz is the author of several works of fiction and non-fiction including ‘Slaves of New York’ (which was made into a movie by Merchant Ivory), ‘Peyton Amberg’ and ‘The Male Cross-Dressers' Support Group’. She lives in New York.

Edition details

• Publisher: William The 4th
• Publication date: 2009
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1906321302
• ISBN 13: 9781906321307
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 304