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2233: A novel set in the future
The Night Alphabet
Why a Booktrail?
2233: A novel set in the future
What you need to know before your trail
A woman walks into a tattoo parlour. But this is no ordinary woman, and this is Hackney in 2233. Jones’ body is covered in tattoos but she wants to add one final inking to her gallery – a thin line of ink mixed with blood that connects her body art together, creating a unique map.
As the two artists set to work, Jones tells them the story behind each tattoo. As Jones is no ordinary woman, these are no ordinary stories: each one represents a doorway to a life Jones fell into, a ‘remembering’. Some of these lives were in the past, others in the future, some are sideways, but each of them connects Jones to the two tattoo artists in some way, though they are unaware of it.
Travel Guide
London
The novel starts and is mainly set in Hackney, London. Locations are pretty vague or fictional but the London borough does feature a lot.
We also visit the dystopian cities of the Quiet Men, the coal mines of 19th century Lancashire, join a gang of vigilante sex workers, enter the world of an INCEL murderer, haunt the old Maryville gay bar, and uncover plans to genetically modify female children. Each of the stories brings us closer to Jones’ truth, and how her life is intricately interwoven with that of the women tattooing her body.
Booktrail Boarding Pass: The Night Alphabet
Destination: London (Hackney) Author/Guide: Joelle Taylor Departure Time: 2233
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