{"product_id":"hierarchies","title":"Hierarchies","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cblockquote\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003eSylv.ie is a sentient robot designed to cater to her husband's every whim, but she longs to experience more of life and fears she may be malfunctioning or reprogrammed. The novel explores the fear of new technology and the friction between born and created women in a world where there are two classes of women. \u003c\/blockquote\u003e\u003cp\u003e                                                            \u003cstrong\u003eFormat\u003c\/strong\u003e: Paperback \/ softback\u003cbr\u003e                              \u003cstrong\u003eLength\u003c\/strong\u003e: 200 pages\u003cbr\u003e                              \u003cstrong\u003ePublication date\u003c\/strong\u003e: 17 June 2021\u003cbr\u003e                              \u003cstrong\u003ePublisher\u003c\/strong\u003e: Cinder House\u003cbr\u003e                          \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eYour Husband is the reason for your existence. You are here to serve him. You must not harm your Husband. Nor may you harm any human.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSylv.ie is a synthetic woman. A fully sentient robot, designed to cater to her Husband's every whim. She lives alone on the top floor of his luxurious home, her existence barely tolerated by his human wife and concealed from their child.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBetween her Husband's visits, deeply curious about the world beyond her room, Sylv.ie watches the family in the garden -- hears them laugh, cry, and argue. Longing to experience more of life, she confides her hopes and fears only to her diary.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBut are such thoughts allowed? And if not, what might the punishment be?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAs Sylv.ie learns more about the world and becomes more aware of her place within it, something shifts inside her. Is she malfunctioning, as her Husband thinks, or coming into her own? As their interactions become increasingly fraught, she fears he might send her back to the factory for reprogramming.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIf that happens, her hidden diary could be her only link to everything that came before. And the only clue that she is in grave danger.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSet in a recognizable near future and laced with dark, sly humor, Ros Anderson's deeply observant debut novel is less about the fear of new technology than about humans' age-old talent for exploitation.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn a world where there are now two classes of women -- born and created -- the growing friction between them may have far-reaching consequences no one could have predicted.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e                            \u003cstrong\u003eWeight\u003c\/strong\u003e: 326g                            \u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDimension\u003c\/strong\u003e: 128 x 197 x 32 (mm)                            \u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eISBN-13\u003c\/strong\u003e: 9781911585787                                                      \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Ros Anderson","offers":[{"title":"Paperback \/ softback","offer_id":44098980151546,"sku":"9781911585787","price":7.13,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0522\/4297\/2845\/products\/f5804dc21e2f3c917c1cd07e76427c2b.jpg?v=1629688435","url":"https:\/\/shulphink.com\/products\/hierarchies","provider":"Shulph Ink","version":"1.0","type":"link"}