On Earth as It Is on Television by Emily Jane

On Earth as It Is on Television by Emily Jane

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On Earth as It Is on Television by Emily Jane

In Emily Jane's rollicking debut, when spaceships arrive and then depart suddenly without a word, the certainty that we are not alone in the universe turns to intense uncertainty as to our place within it.

"Weird and sweet ... like a 2020s White Noise- loud and colorful Americana with a sprinkle of apocalyptic doom."-Edgar Cantero

"Heartfelt, witty, and secretly romantic ... a delightful and poignant story about what it is to be human, and what we owe each other." -Christina Lauren

Since long before the spaceships' fleeting presence, Blaine has been content to go along with the whims of his supermom wife and half-feral, television-addicted children. But when the kids blithely ponder skinning people to see if they're aliens, and his wife drags them all on a surprise road trip to Disney World, even steady Blaine begins to crack.

Half a continent away, Heather floats in a Malibu pool and watches the massive ships hover overhead. Maybe her life is finally going to start. For her, the arrival heralds a quest to understand herself, her accomplished (and oh-so-annoying) stepfamily, and why she feels so alone in a universe teeming with life.

Suddenly conscious and alert after twenty catatonic years, Oliver struggles to piece together his fragmented, disco-infused memories and make sense of his desire to follow a strange cat on a westward journey.

Embracing the strangeness that is life in the twenty-first century, On Earth as It Is on Television is a rollicking, heartfelt tale of first contact that practically leaps off the planet.
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ISBN 13 9781368092999
ISBN 10 1368092993
Title On Earth as It Is on Television
Author Emily Jane
Condition Unavailable
Binding Type Hardback
Publisher Hyperion
Year published 2023-06-13
Number of pages 352
Cover note Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.