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5/31/08 What is the opposite of a YA novel, a AK novel? Whatever it is, this is one. (It's not that kids wouldn't get it, but older people are who it's about and for and will get it more.)
Wrapped in a complex sci fi novel, this tells the story of Don Halifax, a retired engineer of the CBC. His wife decoded the first ever radio transmission from aliens. Thirty- eight years later a second message is received, and Sarah, now 87, may be the only one who can decode the answer. A very wealthy industrialist offers to pay for Sarah to have a rollback -- a hugely expensive experimental rejuvenation procedure. Sarah insists Don get a rollback too.
It's a delightful and refreshingly different book.
Wrapped in a complex sci fi novel, this tells the story of Don Halifax, a retired engineer of the CBC. His wife decoded the first ever radio transmission from aliens. Thirty- eight years later a second message is received, and Sarah, now 87, may be the only one who can decode the answer. A very wealthy industrialist offers to pay for Sarah to have a rollback -- a hugely expensive experimental rejuvenation procedure. Sarah insists Don get a rollback too.
It's a delightful and refreshingly different book.
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