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The Biggerers

Amy Lilwall

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English
Oneworld Publications
01 August 2018
Everybody became a bit mean. A bit individual. Units. That's all humanity could say for itself – well, it couldn't actually, because it was made up of too many, um, units. And then there were the elderly, who could never bear to be so isolated, yet isolated they were. It was cruel, really it was. And kids – not that many people had them any more – they seemed to be born sitting in one of those egg-shaped chairs, only seeing what was right in front of them.

So, the government asked a doctor, that famous one, to get a team together and figure it all out. He did. Everyone got a playmate. Well, everyone who wanted one, could buy a playmate. About a foot tall, they stood, naked (except in winter), very affectionate, not too intelligent. Mute, but cute - exactly what every home needs. Something to love, little units of love.

The Biggerers is set in a dystopian future where our two heroes, Bonbon and Jinx, spend their days gathering stones and feathers for their basket, and waiting to be fed by their owners. But it’s not long before getting sick, falling in love and wondering why they can’t eat with a spoon pushes them to realise they are exactly the same as their owners … only smaller.

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Imprint:   Oneworld Publications
Country of Publication:   United Kingdom
Dimensions:   Height: 225mm,  Width: 146mm,  Spine: 42mm
ISBN:   9781786073556
ISBN 10:   1786073552
Pages:   528
Publication Date:  
Audience:   General/trade ,  ELT Advanced
Format:   Address book
Publisher's Status:   Active

After studying at Kent University, Amy Lilwall went onto a Master's in The Contemporary Novel and a PhD in Creative Writing. She lives in Falmouth, Cornwall.

Reviews for The Biggerers

'Amy Lilwall is going to be a star. It is very rare to come across a writer as talented as she is. Her work is truly awesome: clever, compelling and very, very readable.' * Scarlett Thomas, author of <i>The End of Mr. Y</i> * 'In The Biggerers, Amy Lilwall deftly walks a line between the playful and hilarious, and the truly terrifying. It is a remarkable debut - wonderfully unsettling and startlingly astute - and the most original dystopian novel I've read in years.' * Wyl Menmuir, author of <i>The Many</i> * 'A dystopian black comedy set in a world where full-sized humans keep mini-humans as pets. This edgy work of speculative fiction shocks and enthralls with its striking originality.' * <i>Book Riot</i> Best of 2018 * 'Exciting debut weird fiction, which may well become a talking point for book club types all over the world and is ideal for fans of The Borrowers, Munmun and The Truckers.' * <i>Starburst</i> *


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