Dyroff Charlee - Loneliness & Company - Hardcover

Binding: Hardcover
Description: A timely beautifully observed debut novel set in near future New York about a young woman who finds herself tangled in a secret Government project combating loneliness. Lee knows she's the best. A professor favorite and fellowship winner there's no doubt she ll land one of the coveted jobs at a Big Five corporation. So when upon graduating Lee is instead assigned to an unknown company in the dead city of New York her life goals are completely upended. In this new role Lee's task is to gather enough research to train an AI how to be a friend. She begins online and by studying the social circle of her clueless outgoing roommate Veronika. But when the company reveals it's part of a classified government mission to solve loneliness an emotion erased from society's lexicon decades ago Lee's determination to prove herself kicks into overdrive and she begins chasing bolder and more dangerous experiences to provide data for the AI. How far will Lee go to teach the algorithm? As the mysterious affliction spreads Lee must decide what she's willing to give up for success and along the way learn what it means to be a true friend. Loneliness & Company is an enchanting gorgeously written novel about finding meaning and connection in a world beset by isolation.
Title: Loneliness & Company
Author(s): Dyroff Charlee
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing Usa
Barcode: 9781639732081
Pages: 288 Pages
Publication Date: 5/7/2024
Category: Modern & Contemporary Fiction