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An NPR, GQ, and Buzzfeed Best Book of the Year One of The Washington Post’s best science fiction and fantasy books of the year The acclaimed author of The Dream of Perpetual Motion returns with a compelling novel about the effects of science and technology on our friendships, our love lives...

Madeline lebt in einer Welt ohne Angst, Zweifel oder Chaos. Mit zweiundzwanzig Jahren darf sie endlich den ihr vorbestimmten Platz in der Gesellschaft einnehmen – an Kaans Seite, einem eigens für sie erschaffenen Gefährten. Alles ist perfekt! Doch je länger sie mit ihm zusammenlebt, desto stärker wächst ihr Verdacht, dass diese Perfektion nur ein Trugbild ist. Hinter der makellosen Fassade stimmt etwas nicht.

Eleanor Merritt, a do-gooding American family-planning worker, was drawn to Kenya to improve the lot of the poor. Unnervingly, she finds herself falling in love with the beguiling Calvin Piper despite, or perhaps because of, his misanthropic theories about population control and the future of the human race. Surely, Calvin whispers seductively in Eleanor's ear, if the poor are a responsibility they are also an imposition.

One in four has an alcoholic or addicted loved one. Out of Control is a fictional account of a family in turmoil over a parent's addiction. Author Kate Lion has created a story rich in plot and character development that will entertain and inform. The heart-strings of the audience will be "plucked" by the life-like characters. Those that engage in the literary journey of the novel Out of Control and the series The Forgotten Ones will gain a comprehensive understanding of the progression of the disease of alcoholism and addiction.