In the future, we'll all be having sex with robots... won't we? Roboticists say they're a distracting science fiction, yet endless books, films and articles are written on the subject. Campaigns are even mounted against them. So why...
'A chilling exploration of power, love and grief, written with incredible precision and an almost uncanny ear for voice. Heather Parry is a major talent' - Julia Armfield, author of Our Wives Under the Sea 'A compelling, creepy tale - and one that raises relevant questions about who "owns" a womans body' - Independent, Book of the Month 'Heather Parry is a literary star of the future. Ive been a fan of her writing for years, and this novel is all I hoped for and more. Bold, sinister and debate-provoking' - Kirsty Logan, author of Things We Say in the Dark 'Superbly creepy from the start . . . Disturbing and compelling in equal measure' - The Big Issue 'Heather Parry is terrifyingly brilliant . . . Orpheus Builds a Girl is a sinister dark flower of a book, both intoxicating and beautiful' - Camilla Grudova, author of Children of Paradise
HEATHER PARRY is a Glasgow-based writer and editor, originally from South Yorkshire. Her debut novel, Orpheus Builds a Girl, was shortlisted for the Saltire Society Fiction Book of the Year Award and longlisted for the Polari First Book Prize. She is also the author of a short story collection, This Is My Body, Given For You, and the non-fiction book, Electric Dreams: On Sex Robots and the Failed Promises of Capitalism. Heather lives in Glasgow with her partner and their cats, Ernesto and Fidel.