Book of Guilt
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Book of Guilt
14.99 €
In the alternate reality of Catherine Chidgey's new novel, post-war Europe has achieved unprecedented advances in medicine and biology—all because World War II ended in 1943, following the assassination of Hitler, and the peace treaty granted the Allies access to the results of experiments conducted by Nazi scientists.
Now, in England in the late 1970s, triplets Vincent, William, and Lawrence are the last inhabitants of the Captain Scott orphanage, established as part of the Sycamore Project. Since childhood, the boys have suffered from an unknown but dangerous infection, forcing them to live in isolation and take regular medication.
Their days are strictly regimented: exercise, lessons, games, and walks under the supervision of three "mothers." The brothers' misdeeds are recorded in the "Book of Guilt," their dreams in the "Book of Dreams," and all their knowledge of the world is drawn from the "Book of Knowledge."
Their greatest dream is to recover and go to Margate, where fun, swimming in the sea, and meeting other children await. However, as the government begins to wind down Project Sycamore, this idyllic façade crumbles.
Now, in England in the late 1970s, triplets Vincent, William, and Lawrence are the last inhabitants of the Captain Scott orphanage, established as part of the Sycamore Project. Since childhood, the boys have suffered from an unknown but dangerous infection, forcing them to live in isolation and take regular medication.
Their days are strictly regimented: exercise, lessons, games, and walks under the supervision of three "mothers." The brothers' misdeeds are recorded in the "Book of Guilt," their dreams in the "Book of Dreams," and all their knowledge of the world is drawn from the "Book of Knowledge."
Their greatest dream is to recover and go to Margate, where fun, swimming in the sea, and meeting other children await. However, as the government begins to wind down Project Sycamore, this idyllic façade crumbles.
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