{"product_id":"the-glass-woman-isbn-9781915523044","title":"The Glass Woman","description":"\u003cb\u003e**SHORTLISTED FOR THE CWA JOHN CREASEY FIRST NOVEL DAGGER AWARD**\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBlack Mirror \u003c\/i\u003emeets \u003ci\u003eBefore I Go to Sleep \u003c\/i\u003eby way of \u003ci\u003eSeverance\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eWhen you wake up without your memories, who can you really trust?\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIris Henderson wakes up in a hospital bed alone, with no memory of why or how she got there. Moments later, she is introduced to her husband Marcus, a man she does not even recognise. And things only get stranger from there.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIris is told that she volunteered to be the first test-subject for a ground-breaking AI therapy, and that she is the pioneering scientist behind the experimental treatment.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWhilst everyone warns her to leave it alone, a confused Iris continually scratches beneath the surface of her seemingly happy marriage and successful career, setting a catastrophic chain of events in motion. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSecrets will be revealed that have the capacity to destroy her whole life, but Iris can’t stop digging…\"A twisty psychological thriller that plays on our current fears about AI as well as ideas about memory, trauma and the self.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e \u003ci\u003e – The Guardian\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"McIlroy’s sharp sci-fi thriller debut is one part \u003ci\u003eEternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind\u003c\/i\u003e and two parts \u003ci\u003eBlack Mirror\u003c\/i\u003e... raising salient questions about the ethics of AI. This will keep readers up late.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e– Publishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"\u003ci\u003eStepford Wives\u003c\/i\u003e meets \u003ci\u003e2001 Space Odyssey\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Glass Woman\u003c\/i\u003e is a twisty, thought-provoking read with characters full of heart engaging with the debate around AI in a truly inventive and original way.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e \u003ci\u003e – \u003c\/i\u003eChris MacDonald\u003c\/b\u003e, author of \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eHappily Every After \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003eand\u003cb\u003e \u003ci\u003eThe Actor\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"A successful example of the genre with a chilling modern feel.\"\u003ci\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e– The Critic\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"\u003ci\u003eThe Glass Woman\u003c\/i\u003e is that too-rare a beast – an urgent thriller with solid intellectual underpinning.\" \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e– Shots Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Completely absorbing, I haven’t been able to put it down.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e– Sarah Ward\u003c\/b\u003e, author of \u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe Birthday Girl\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe Sixth Lie\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Raises fascinating questions about consciousness and its relation to objective and subjective reality.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e– The Irish Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Right from the opening chapter, where the narrator wakes up with no memory of who she is, \u003ci\u003eThe Glass Woman\u003c\/i\u003e instantly hooks you with a timely take on the rise of AI, and burrows under your skin. It manages to be both a deliciously creepy and mysterious thriller and also a thought-provoking meditation on identity and memory. Hugely entertaining and relentlessly readable.”\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e– Alex Michaelides\u003c\/b\u003e, bestselling author of \u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe Silent Patient\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e “The boundary-breaking psychological thriller I’ve been waiting for.”\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e– Sarah May,\u003c\/b\u003e author of \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eBecky\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \"I found \u003ci\u003eThe Glass Woman\u003c\/i\u003e a chilling and urgent voice in ongoing debate about AI influence on human life. This novel gets to the essence of the threat; it's not about robots taking over human jobs but the human mind, being in control of human self. Ariel's voice is a rare and excellently executed second person narration.\"\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e– Ania Bas,\u003c\/b\u003e author of\u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eOdd Hours\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"More than simply a psychological thriller, \u003ci\u003eThe Glass Woman\u003c\/i\u003e is a chilling invitation to witness what might be our future. The science is well-researched and completely believable. A novel that stayed in my mind long after I read the final page. The definition of a thought-provoking read.\" \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e– Julie Corbin,\u003c\/b\u003e author of \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eWhispers of a Scandal\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"McIlroy packs a lot into this slim novel, calling into question the permanence of memory, the infallibility of technology, and the trustworthiness of those we love. Taking central themes of \u003ci\u003eEternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eSeverance\u003c\/i\u003e, and Dennis Lehane's \u003ci\u003eShutter Island\u003c\/i\u003e to new dramatic heights, McIlroy's well-paced novel will keep readers guessing until the final pages.\"\u003cbr\u003e– \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Twisty, dark and chillingly believable. \u003ci\u003eThe Glass Woman\u003c\/i\u003e is a gripping exploration of memory, loss and AI.\"\u003cbr\u003e – \u003cb\u003eCarole Hailey,\u003c\/b\u003e author of \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Silence Project\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003eAlice McIlroy attended the Faber Academy's 'Writing A Novel' course in 2018 where she started writing her debut. \u003ci\u003eThe Glass Woman\u003c\/i\u003e has been longlisted for the Stylist Prize for Feminist Fiction 2021 and the ILP John Creasey First Novel Dagger 2025.","brand":"Datura Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46301138452709,"sku":"NP9781915523044","price":18.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9781915523044.jpg?v=1767739555","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/es\/products\/the-glass-woman-isbn-9781915523044","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}