Trouble with Lichen
by John Wyndham
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Pub Date Jul 05 2022 | Archive Date Oct 05 2022
Random House Publishing Group - Random House | Modern Library
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Description
“It was a genius move for John Wyndham to center an age-slowing narrative on women, who are still today pressured to remain youthful-looking forever, or succumb to social invisibility. . . . Wyndham was uniquely gifted at skewering humankind’s foibles while maintaining a shred of hope that our better angels would prevail.”—Kate Folk, from the introduction
What if humans discovered the secret to prolonged life?
Francis Saxover and Diana Brackley, two biochemists investigating a rare lichen, separately discover that it has a remarkable property: It slows the aging process almost to a halt. Francis, realizing the horrifying implications of an ever-youthful wealthy elite, decides to keep his findings a secret. But the younger and more daring Diana sees an opportunity to overturn the male status quo and free women from the career-versus-children binary—in short, a chance to remake the world.
Available Editions
| EDITION | Other Format |
| ISBN | 9780593450147 |
| PRICE | $19.00 (USD) |
| PAGES | 256 |
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