![]() ![]() Maybe thats not immediately interesting to readers bored of. The Sudden Appearance of Hope: WINNER OF THE WORLD FANTASY AWARD Paperback 31 January 2017 by Claire North (Author) 825 ratings See all formats and editions Kindle 12.99 Read with Our Free App Audiobook 0.00 Hardcover 69.77 3 Used from 13.22 4 New from 24.63 Paperback from 25.68 1 Used from 45. Come for the jewel thief narrator and her unique superpower stay for the smart questions about community and individuality that a talented writer uses that character to explore. Claire Norths 'The Sudden Appearance of Hope' is a novel with an argument to make about smartphone apps and online identity. That feeling of total exile runs sharply throughout The Sudden Appearance of Hope, so it’s only fitting that the central conflict revolves around a data-mining lifestyle app promising happiness and perfection through conformity. ![]() ![]() Still, Hope’s powers allow for different exploits than Kepler’s, and North considers at great length the isolation that a person like Hope would feel when unable to form any lasting human bonds. That concept leans a bit close to North’s earlier novel Touch, since the characters who forget their encounters with Hope end up losing time similarly to those who are possessed by the body thief Kepler in Touch. The Sudden Appearance of Hope by Claire NorthĪnother wildly inventive thriller from author Claire North, this one about a woman who fades from people’s memory as soon as she’s out of their sight. ![]()
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