{"product_id":"9780765393449","title":"Four Futures by Kit Reed: @Expectations, Thinner Than Thou, The Baby Merchant, and Enclave","description":"\u003cp\u003eFour speculative near futures by Kit Reed, author of \u003ci\u003eWhere \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eMormama\u003c\/i\u003e, showcasing her sharp and transgressive social dystopias where characters are pushed to their psychological limits.\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e@Expectations\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003eJenny lives a typical suburban life and stumbles upon an online community where people create their own lives through words. Soon she becomes so far removed from her life that she can no longer see the line between reality and fantasy. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThinner Than Thou\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn a world where religion says everyone must look young and perfect, the ultimate heresy is being too fat, too thin, or too old.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Baby Merchant\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePrecipitously falling fertility rates (due to viruses and other biological complications) allow Tom Starbird to make a living finding the perfect \"unwanted\" baby for the perfect, very wealthy, parents. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eEnclave\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe compelling story of an isolated community under pressure, Enclave shows how men, women, and teenagers react when their hermetically-sealed mountaintop community is attacked by biological and electronic viruses. Some become heroes, some become villains . . . and some confound their own and others' expectations.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis ebook contains the full text of four novels by Kit Reed.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e@Expectations\u003cbr\u003eThinner Than Thou\u003cbr\u003eThe Baby Merchant\u003cbr\u003eEnclave\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAt the Publisher's request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management Software (DRM) applied.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Tom Doherty Associates","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47077562876144,"sku":"9780765393449","price":25.57,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9780765393449_p0.jpg?v=1763660342","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9780765393449","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}