The World Gives Way. A Novel

TitleThe World Gives Way. A Novel
Year for Search2021
AuthorsLevien, Marissa
Pagination402 pp
Date Published2021
PublisherRedhook Books/Orbit/Hachette
Place PublishedNew York
ISBN Number978-0-316-59241-3
KeywordsFemale author, US author
Annotation

The novel is set on a huge multi-generation spaceship where from age five a girl has lived as contract labor until the death of her current employers. The novel focuses on the girl’s attempt to stay free while burdened with her employer’s baby daughter and the knowledge that the ship’s hull is failing.

Holding Institutions

PU, Public

Author Note

Female author

Full Text

2021 Levien, Marissa. The World Gives Way. A Novel. New York: Redhook Books/Orbit/Hachette. 402 pp. PU, Public 

The novel is set on a huge multi-generation spaceship where from age five a girl has lived as contract labor until the death of her current employers. The novel focuses on the girl’s attempt to stay free while burdened with her employer’s baby daughter and the knowledge that the ship’s hull is failing. Female author.