Trashlands [electronic resource] : A Novel
Alison Stine2021
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"This thought-provoking apocalypse noir fires on all cylinders." -Publishers
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From the author of Road Out of Winter, winner of the 2021 Philip K. Dick
Award, comes a resonant, visionary novel about the power of art and the
sacrifices we are willing to make for the ones we love
A few generations from now, the coastlines of the continent have been redrawn by
floods and tides. Global powers have agreed to not produce any new plastics, and
what is left has become valuable: garbage is currency.
In the region-wide junkyard that Appalachia has become, Coral is a "plucker,"
pulling plastic from the rivers and woods. She's stuck in Trashlands, a dump
named for the strip club at its edge, where the local women dance for an endless
loop of strangers and the club's violent owner rules as unofficial mayor.
Amid the polluted landscape, Coral works desperately to save up enough to rescue
her child from the recycling factories, where he is forced to work. In h...
Main title:
Trashlands [electronic resource] : A Novel / Alison Stine
Author:
Alison Stine, Author
Imprint:
[Place of publication not identified] : MIRA, 2021
Collation:
1 online resource (1 text file) (400.0 pages)
Audience:
General/trade
System details:
Platform: epubMode of access: Internet
ISBN:
9780369703446
Language:
English
Subject:
BRN:
434485
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| Location | Collection | Call number | Status/Desc |
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| Online | Online resource (Member logon) | indyreads - eBook |