Catherine Chidgey's latest novel, The Book of Guilt, represents her first venture into dystopian fiction, set in an alternate 1979 England where World War II concluded in 1943 due to Hitler's assassination. This shift leads to an accelerated progress in science, based on unethical experiments performed during the war. The narrative revolves around 13-year-old identical triplets residing in a secluded home, confronting their illnesses while under the supervision of three Mothers. Throughout, the novel examines the moral implications of scientific advancements rooted in historical atrocities.
Chidgey's ninth novel, The Book of Guilt, marks her first foray into dystopian fiction, exploring an alternate universe where WWII ended in 1943.
In this dystopia, progress in biological science has been fueled by grotesque experiments conducted in Nazi death camps, leaving a lingering shadow.
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