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 shes the best. A professor favorite and fellowship winner, theres no doubt shell 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, Lees 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 its part of a classified government mission to solve lonelinessan emotion erased from societys lexicon decades agoLees 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 shes 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.

Binding: Hardback;288 pages; Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing plc; Classification: FA; Weight: 676 g; Dimensions: 163 x 243 x 28

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