Month: March 2021

  Scarlet’s mum has moved out, and taken Scarlet with her. Of course, no-one is telling Scarlet the whole story. Is she expected to just accept this massive upheaval to her life without complaint? The adults in her life seem outraged if she expresses even the smallest amount of dissatisfaction or even curiosity. They’re treating her like a little kid, and she’s got every right to be angry. Fuming, in fact. At least, that’s how it feels to her. Anne … Read more

  Klara is an Artificial Friend (AF) intended to be bought for children as a companion. She spends her days staring out of a store window observing the humans and surroundings, dreaming of the life outside. When she is eventually purchased for an ill teenage girl and uprooted to the remote countryside, her unique and questioning nature is put to the test under challenging circumstances. Probably most in in common with one of his previous novels, Never Let Me Go, … Read more