{"product_id":"monochrome-9780349003900","title":"Monochrome","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e'A compelling dystopian tale set in a chillingly realistic future'\u003c\/b\u003e Katherine Webber, YA Prize-shortlisted author of \u003ci\u003eWing Jones\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eOnly Love Can Break Your Heart\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e'A captivating, complex plot, a fascinating teen protagonist and a way to see the world through different eyes... literally!'\u003c\/b\u003e Mark Ballabon, environmentalist and author of \u003ci\u003eHome\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eIn a world drained of colour, nothing is black and white . . .\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eEarly one morning, Grace wakes to find herself staring at an ashen sunrise in ominous grey skies. It's like watching a disaster movie, though her family don't seem to think anything is wrong. Grace is one of a handful of people in the country who are seeing the world in shades of grey. But this is only the beginning of the 'greyout', or Monochrome Effect, that is rapidly sweeping the world. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eLoss of colour vision is traced to polluted water systems; microplastics covered in harmful bacteria have been poured into the ocean for years. With failing harvests and stay-at-home orders in a world on the brink of a major ecological disaster, there appears to be no cure - until one day Grace sees a single flash of red. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eShe agrees to join a government-run study with other teenagers who experience intermittent 'colour episodes'. They are promised that they are the key to reversing the damage, but Grace soon realises that the reality is much more complicated, shocking, and dangerous than she could have ever imagined . . .\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eJamie Costello lives in London. Under her own name, Laura Wilson, she is the author of six educational books on historical subjects for eight-to-twelve-year-olds, and thirteen critically acclaimed psychological thrillers, including the DI Stratton series. Her books have been shortlisted for many awards, including the Crime Writers' Association Gold Dagger, and she has won both the CWA Historical Mystery Award and the French Prix du Polar Europeen. She was the Programming Chair for the Harrogate Crime Writing Festival in 2009, and co-programmes the Killer Women Crime Writing Festival. She is also the \u003ci\u003eGuardian\u003c\/i\u003e's crime fiction reviewer.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Atom Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51259985625362,"sku":"9780349003900","price":38.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_826892ea-b62b-49c4-8213-6d5e5677d136.jpg?v=1746633842","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/monochrome-9780349003900","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}