Theory of Bastards

Praise for Theory of Bastards Theory of Bastards is lifted by its science, flecked like mica throughout the story [...] The writer skillfully weaves fact with fiction. Her chapters are short, her sentences clipped and efficient, if not beautiful [...] a clever story about female desire with its own fascinating origins. --Newsday [A] deeply unusual, psychologically astute novel about technology and survival, sex and love. [...] Beguiling, irreverent, and full of heart. --Kirkus (Starred Review) [A] wonderful, intricate novel [...] set in the palpably near future [...and] a propulsive story rooted in a future that feels possible. The incorporation of research into the narrative is seamless, and the result is an astute, impeccable page-turner readers will savor. --Publishers Weekly (Starred Review) Singular, inventive, and provocative, Theory of Bastards warrants attention. --Foreword Reviews Schulman has written a futuristic tale that places animals and people on a journey of survival. Francine is a reproductive scientist and is doing research on bonobos monkeys. These gentle animals are very intelligent and communicative. In the midst of this landscape natural disaster occurs and man and monkey must flee their habitat to escape disaster. A fascinating look at the cooperation between man and beast and the attachments that are forged. Awesome! --Stephanie Crowe, Page & Palette This is the most absorbing novel I've read all year! Page after ravishingly vivid page, Audrey Schulman creates a not-far-in-the-future world that feels as real as our own. The science she draws on is 100 percent accurate, the technology she foresees is completely believable, and the relationships between the humans and bonobos are among the richest and most compelling of any personal connections described in literature. And the ending--wow. --Sy Montgomery, author of The Soul of an Octopus Praise for Audrey Schulman Audrey Schulman does a beautiful job of balancing adventure, suspense and self-discovery. --Michele Ross, CNN [A House Named Brazil is] Quirky and thoughtful... Schulman renders the strange beauties of a world that draws on resources scarcely known to us. --The New York Times A genuine page-turner with literary content. --Boston Globe Lyrical . . . Suspenseful . . . Schulman's heroine [in The Cage] is a true original transformed emotionally and physically by experiences marvelously imagined and compellingly described. --The Los Angeles Times Bizarre yet intriguing . . . More than enough to keep readers turning pages. . . Schulman's language is lovely. --USA Today Praise for Audrey Schulman's Three Weeks in December A fresh and complex novel. --The New York Times Book Review Schulman delivers the known world in startling new sounds, colors, tastes and smells. --The New York Times Against a backdrop of punishing nature and menacing warlords, Schulman meticulously explores the inner lives of her characters. --The New Yorker Unexpected, absolutely original, believable and so beautifully told that the reader leaves the book feeling amazed and completely satisfied. --Shelf Awareness Deftly weaving the forays of two individuals...into the unknown heart of Africa. --Publishers Weekly