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In two breathtakingly accomplished novellas, A. S. Byatt explores the landscape of Victorian England, where science and spiritualism are both popular manias, and domestic decorum coexists with brutality and perversion.

In Morpho Eugenia, an explorer realises that the behaviour of the people around him is alarmingly similar to that of the insects he studies. In The Conjugal Angel, curious individuals - some fictional, others drawn from history - gather to connect with the spirit world. Throughout both, Byatt examines the eccentricities of the Victorian era, weaving fact and fiction, reality and romance, science and faith into a sumptuous, magical tapestry.

In a world where biotechnology is on the brink of revolution, a young visionary grapples with loss and ambition. Nine years after the groundbreaking introduction of cyborg insects, young adult phenom Hazel Bexley finds herself at the epicenter of a surging biohacker movement. Inspired by her uncle James Bexley's legendary AI system and driven by the tragic death of her best friend Clara due to preventable disease, Hazel is determined to reshape the future of public health. In her small town of League City, where biotech firms loom large, Hazel channels her grief into innovation, rallying ...