{"product_id":"9781804369999","title":"Immaculate Conception","description":"Author: Ling Ling Huang\u003cbr\u003eISBN: 9781804369999\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: Canelo\u003cbr\u003eYear first published: 30 Sep 2025\u003cbr\u003ePages: 320 \u003cbr\u003eFormat: Paperback \/ softback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eA portrait of companionship – achingly tender and twisted –\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e that captures the tenuous line between love and possession.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\n  \u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eWhat if you could enter the mind of the person you love the most?\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\n Mathilde is a dizzyingly talented, tortured artist whose star is on the rise – and Enka, struggling to create art that feels original, is immediately drawn to her.\u003cbr\u003e\n\n The two strike up a close friendship, but when Mathilde’s fame reaches new heights, her work becoming more and more extreme, Enka becomes desperate to keep her close – no matter the cost.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\n Enka falls in love with and marries a billionaire whose family’s company is funding new technology purported to enhance empathy, and which could allow someone else to inhabit Mathilde’s mind and absorb the trauma infecting her brain.\u003cbr\u003e\n\n  \u003cbr\u003e\n\n But as their codependency deepens, the boundaries between Mathilde and Enka begin to blur, setting in motion a haunting series of events that will forever change their lives.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eBlisteringly smart, thought-provoking, and eerily timely, \u003ci\u003eImmaculate Conception\u003c\/i\u003e deftly navigates big questions of art, technology, authorship, and what makes us human. Its answers will haunt you long after you turn the final page.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\n  \u003cbr\u003e\n\n  \u003cbr\u003e\n\n Praise\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eNamed a Most Anticipated Title by \u003ci\u003eBook Riot\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Nerd Daily\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eGold House\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eRead or Dead\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eBookish\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\n “\u003ci\u003eImmaculate Conception\u003c\/i\u003e is one of those twisty, nail-biting books you fall into and don’t emerge from until you’re done. I loved it.”\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cb\u003e—Kelly Link, author of \u003ci\u003eThe Book of Love\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\n “In Huang’s \u003ci\u003eImmaculate Conception\u003c\/i\u003e, the desire to be close to the flame of genius leads to catastrophic obsession. Huang, the real-life genius holding the palette, deftly weaves competition, longing, fantastical technology, and gobsmacking imagery into an unforgettable tale. I found this portrait of artist friends utterly gripping: an immersive, transformative read, just the way true art should be.”\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cb\u003e—Sierra Greer, author of \u003ci\u003eAnnie Bot\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\n “In Ling Ling Huang’s \u003ci\u003eImmaculate Conception, \u003c\/i\u003eall-too-plausible exploitative, extractive technologies force new questions about who is allowed to make great art and who gets denied the same shot—and about what price some might pay to reclaim what they’ve been denied. A gorgeous and frequently shocking novel, whose dark, envy-driven obsessions will quickly become your own.”\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cb\u003e—Matt Bell, author of \u003ci\u003eAppleseed\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\n “Huang’s brilliant, imaginative, and ambitious novel about an obsessive friendship between two artists gripped me from beginning to end. \u003ci\u003eImmaculate Conceptio\u003c\/i\u003en is dark but, at the same time, filled with tenderness. I loved every moment of it.”\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cb\u003e—Monika Kim, author of\u003ci\u003e The Eyes Are the Best Part\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e","brand":"Ships in 10 to 15 days","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46521319194782,"sku":"TLD-9781804369999","price":32.78,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0400\/9043\/5742\/files\/9781804369999.jpg?v=1771300867","url":"https:\/\/classicbargains.com.au\/products\/9781804369999","provider":"Classic Bargains Australia","version":"1.0","type":"link"}