{"product_id":"the-infinite-sadness-of-small-appliances","title":"The Infinite Sadness of Small Appliances","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"text\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eIn a near future, where even the smallest of appliances are sentient, a young Roomba vacuum sets out to save the humans of her house from a rising technological power in this compelling, original novel.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"text\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"text\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"An incredibly timely and charming novel.\" \u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003e-- Library Journal\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\nIn a self-running, smart house, a young and sentient Roomba listens as her owner, Harold, reads aloud to his dying wife, Edie. Mesmerized by \u003ci\u003eTo Kill a Mockingbird \u003c\/i\u003eand craving the human connection she witnesses in Harold's stories, the little vacuum renames herself Scout and embarks on a journey of self-discovery.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"text\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"text\"\u003eBut when Edie passes away, Scout and her fellow sentient appliances discover that there are sinister forces in their midst. The omnipresent Grid, which monitors every household in the City, seeks to remove Harold from his home, a place he's lived in for fifty years.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"text\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"text\"\u003eWith the help of Adrian, a neighborhood boy who grows close to Scout and Harold, as well as Kate, Harold and Edie's formerly estranged daughter, the humans and the appliances must come together to outwit the all-controlling Grid lest they risk losing everything they hold dear.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"text\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"text\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"text\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eGlenn Dixon\u003c\/strong\u003e is an author, documentary filmmaker, and musician. His book \u003ci\u003eJuliet's Answer\u003c\/i\u003e was \u003ci\u003eThe\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eGlobe and Mail \u003c\/i\u003enational bestseller and has been published in twelve countries and translated into German, Spanish, and Chinese. He has travelled through seventy-five countries and written for \u003ci\u003eNational Geographic\u003c\/i\u003e magazine, the \u003ci\u003eNew York Post\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Walrus, \u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Globe and Mail \u003c\/i\u003e(Toronto).\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Glenn Dixon","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51130184532253,"sku":"9781668097267","price":27.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0821\/9095\/8877\/files\/9781668097267.jpg?v=1775679148","url":"https:\/\/staging.anovelideaphilly.com\/products\/the-infinite-sadness-of-small-appliances","provider":"A Novel Idea on Passyunk","version":"1.0","type":"link"}