A House Between Earth and the Moon.
| Title | A House Between Earth and the Moon. |
| Year for Search | 2022 |
| Authors | Scherm, Rebecca |
| Pagination | 388 pp. |
| Date Published | 2022 |
| Publisher | Viking/Penguin Random House |
| Place Published | New York |
| ISBN Number | 978-1-101980101 |
| Keywords | Female author, US author |
| Annotation | A very complex novel set mostly on Parallaxis, a space station being built for billionaires where they will be able to have privacy, which the U.S. Supreme Court has ruled is a commodity, not a right. Part a climate change novel in that Earth is burning up and damaged by storms, and one of the point-of-view characters is trying to develop algae that he hopes will moderate or even reverse global warming. Part a corporate dystopia in that the owners of Parallaxis are developing an algorithm to modify human behavior. Part a coming-of-age novel and part family saga. Loose ends suggest a sequel. |
| Author Note | The female author has an MFA from the University of Michigan. |
| Full Text | 2022 Scherm, Rebecca. A House Between Earth and the Moon. New York: Viking/Penguin Random House. 388 pp. A very complex novel set mostly on Parallaxis, a space station being built for billionaires where they will be able to have privacy, which the U.S. Supreme Court has ruled is a commodity, not a right. Part a climate change novel in that Earth is burning up and damaged by storms, and one of the point-of-view characters is trying to develop algae that he hopes will moderate or even reverse global warming. Part a corporate dystopia in that the owners of Parallaxis are developing an algorithm to modify human behavior. Part a coming-of-age novel and part family saga. Loose ends suggest a sequel. The female author holds an MFA from the University of Michigan. |
