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The delusions
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- Book Synopsis
- THE BOLD NEW NOVEL FROM THE PRIZE-WINNING AUTHOR OF THE PANOPTICON, LUCKENBOOTH AND OOTLIN 'Wondrously clever, imaginative and slyly satirical ... a fierce talent' The Times 'A scorching meditation on being human' Financial Times 'A glorious, garrulous gallimaufry of a novel' The Herald 'Fizzes with impatience, invention and humour' Guardian 'Fagan is a one-off' The Scotsman '1984 for the afterlife' Irvine Welsh Edi is facing a disciplinary since her 'incident' at work. Forty-seven years in Admin processing the newly dead is not how she foresaw eternity. In Arrivals, the newly dead must take the stages in order: first, extract delusion; second, answer HR's questionnaire truthfully. Yet who among them can truly face who they are? Who may never pass at all? As leaderboard numbers begin to rise at unprecedented rates, rumours begin to fly. Humans are about to become a banned race. The earth is going to be repossessed. As chaos descends, Edi hopes this might finally be the moment she has waited for, so she might see her son again who she was forced to leave on Earth when she died. Edi wants to be the one waiting for him, even if HR protocols forbid it. Looking out at the millions of newly dead arriving, Edi has one question - what might any of us truly be willing to do for those we love at the doors of eternity? Against a spectacular backdrop of stars, constellations and comets, a mass extinction event begins to unfurl watched by the entire universe as Processing, the largest soul terminus in existence, decides it is now time to take matters wholly back into its own hands. With reflections on love, defiance and light, The Delusions is a story of profound human connection, on an unprecedented scale. 'Outstanding' Lemn Sissay 'Awe-inspiring' Kirstin Innes 'Bold and brilliant' Jess Kidd 'Wholly wondrous' Niall Griffiths
- About The Author
- Jenni Fagan was born in Scotland. She won the Gordon Burn Prize for her memoir, Ootlin, which was also longlisted for the Women's Prize for Non-Fiction. Her debut novel, The Panopticon, saw her selected as a Granta Best Young British Novelist, and her second novel, The Sunlight Pilgrims, gained her Scottish Author of the Year. Jenni has been listed for the Encore Award, the James Tait Black Memorial Prizes, the Desmond Elliott Prize, the Sunday Times Short Story Award, and the Pushcart Prize. She is a Doctor of Philosophy, a member of Liberty, and a Royal Society of Literature Fellow. She lives in Edinburgh with her son.
- Product Details
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- ISBN
- 9781529153095
- Format
- Hardback
- Publisher
- Hutchinson Heinemann, (19 March 2026)
- Number of Pages
- 352
- Weight
- 420 grams
- Language
- English
- Dimensions
- 224 x 144 x 31 mm
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