{"product_id":"lakewood-a-novel-isbn-9780062913203","title":"Lakewood: A Novel","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eNPR Book of the Year 2020\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eElectric Literature: One of 55 Books by Women and Nonbinary Writers of Color to Read in 2020 | \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eLit Hub \u0026amp; The Millions: Most Anticipated Books of 2020\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e | \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eMs. Magazine: Anticipated 2020 Feminist Books\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e | \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eRefinery29: Books by Black Women We are Looking Forward To Reading | \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eOne of The Millions’ Most Anticipated Reads of 2020 | Amazon Book of the Month Pick | Audible Editor’s Pick | Essence’s Pick| Glamour’s Must Read | Ms. Magazine’s Anticipated Read of 2020 \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA startling debut about class and race, \u003ci\u003eLakewood\u003c\/i\u003e evokes a terrifying world of medical experimentation—part \u003ci\u003eThe Handmaid’s Tale\u003c\/i\u003e, part \u003ci\u003eThe Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhen Lena Johnson’s beloved grandmother dies, and the full extent of the family debt is revealed, the black millennial drops out of college to support her family and takes a job in the mysterious and remote town of Lakewood, Michigan.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOn paper, her new job is too good to be true. High paying. No out of pocket medical expenses. A free place to live. All Lena has to do is participate in a secret science fiction horror program—and lie to her friends and family about the research being done in Lakewood. An eye drop that makes brown eyes blue, a medication that could be a cure for dementia, golden pills promised to make all bad thoughts go away.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe discoveries made in Lakewood, Lena is told, will change the world—but the consequences for the subjects involved could be devastating. As the truths reveal themselves, Lena learns how much she’s willing to sacrifice for the sake of her family.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eProvocative and thrilling, \u003ci\u003eLakewood\u003c\/i\u003e is a breathtaking psychological thriller that takes an unflinching look at the moral dilemmas many working-class families face, and the horror that has been forced on black bodies in the name of science.\u003c\/p\u003e | \u003cp\u003e“Chilling...Giddings is a writer with a vivid imagination and a fresh eye both of the body and of society. This eerie debut provides a deep character study spiked with a dose of horror.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Giddings writes with eloquence, walking readers through the complicated world of Lakewood. They'll be eager to turn each page and read what happens next.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\"Lakewood \u003c\/em\u003eis a thought-provoking debut and Megan Giddings is a young writer to watch.\" - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Megan Giddings’ debut novel \u003cem\u003eLakewood\u003c\/em\u003e is reminiscent of Jordan Peele’s terrifying film \u003cem\u003eGet Out\u003c\/em\u003e.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eEssence\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"This novel is the start of a promising career.\" - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Boston Globe\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Both profoundly poetic and utterly compelling, \u003cem\u003eLakewood\u003c\/em\u003e presents an intimate portrait of the physical and psychological trauma caused by the use of black people as test subjects for medical experiments in the United States and powerfully connects it to the broader legacy of environmental racism.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eLadee Hubbard, author of The Talented Ribkins\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Megan Giddings’ \u003cem\u003eLakewood \u003c\/em\u003eis a gripping thriller of ideas in the tradition of Kazuo Ishiguro’s \u003cem\u003eNever Let Me Go\u003c\/em\u003e, depicting a terrifying world of public complicity and government-sponsored malpractice. Giddings asks: What happens when our want to be useful is weaponized against us, when the only way we see to help others is to invite harm upon ourselves? This is the rare debut that feels utterly of the now, unearthing our shared past even as it charges the reader to imagine and enact a better future, fast as they can.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eMatt Bell, author of Scrapper\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Like Margaret Atwood’s \u003cem\u003eThe Handmaid’s Tale\u003c\/em\u003e or Ira Levin’s \u003cem\u003eThe Stepford Wives\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eLakewood\u003c\/em\u003e compels even as it unsettles. Megan Giddings writes with a scalpel and I’d follow her characters anywhere.\"  - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eKelly Link, author of Get in Trouble\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“An impressive debut. Megan Giddings has produced a novel of great emotional intensity. 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