{"product_id":"9781998408283","title":"Syncopation","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eIn the aftermath of a Memory War, society is fragmented into strange new cultures, castes and coalitions. Set against a backdrop of retrofitted food garages, microchip-sorting factories and hyperloop terminals, Whitney French brings us a dazzling novel-in-verse where memory is the highest currency and love, like all revolutions, is dangerous, unruly and singed with hope.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eO and Z are two young women searching for purpose in a world where a decades-long earthquake reverberates through the Earth’s crust, and the population scrambles to hide from deadly acid rain. Descended from space pirates, O is drawn to the sky, while Z is earthbound, a skilled forager with connections to the black market. The two become travel companions and lovers until, torn between choosing their values or each other, a fateful decision must be made at the el Corazón space station.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn this speculative and intoxicating novel, French offers readers an intricate future-world that resonates so powerfully with our own, as it explores a people gripped in the war-torn politics of migration, memory-keeping, labour, and survival.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Whitney French (CA)","offers":[{"title":"Wolsak and Wynn Publishers Ltd |  Paperback \/ softback | Trade paperback (US) |  2025-11-11","offer_id":47564335055103,"sku":"9781998408283","price":24.0,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0329\/9075\/7001\/files\/BNCImageAPI_033e13eb-b7b0-4bbc-9c49-47f5e837667a.jpg?v=1763484846","url":"https:\/\/riverbookshop.com\/products\/9781998408283","provider":"River Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}