The Unit: A Novel

ISBN: 1590519272

Author: Holmqvist, Ninni

Condition: New

"I enjoyed The Unit very much...I know you will be riveted, as I was." -Margaret Atwood on TwitterA modern day classic and a chilling cautionary tale for fans of The Handmaid's Tale. Named a BEST BOOK OF THE MONTH by GQ.Echoing work by Marge Piercy and Margaret Atwood, The Unit is as thought-provoking as it is compulsively readable. -Jessica Crispin, NPR.orgNinni Holmqvists uncanny dystopian novel envisions a society in the not-so-distant future, where women over fifty and men over sixty who are unmarried and childless are sent to a retirement community called the Unit. Theyre given lavish apartments set amongst beautiful gardens and state-of-the-art facilities; theyre fed elaborate gourmet meals, surrounded by others just like them. Its an idyllic place, but theres a catch: the residents-known as dispensables-must donate their organs, one by one, until the final donation. When Dorrit Weger arrives at the Unit, she resigns herself to this fate, seeking only peace in her final days. But she soon falls in love, and this unexpected, improbable happiness throws the future into doubt.