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Tomorrow, and tomorrow, and tomorrow / Gabrielle Zevin.
By: Zevin, Gabrielle.
Publisher: Chatto & Windus, 2022Description: 401 pages ; 24 cm.ISBN: 9781784744649 (hbk.) :; 1784744646 (hbk.) :.Subject(s): General | General Fiction | Massachusetts | California | Modern & contemporary fiction | Impact of science & technology on society | Digital lifestyleSummary: Two kids meet in a hospital gaming room in 1987. One is visiting her sister, the other is recovering from a car crash. The days and months are long there. Their love of video games becomes a shared world - of joy, escape and fierce competition. But all too soon that time is over, fades from view. When the pair spot each other eight years later in a crowded train station, they are catapulted back to that moment. The spark is immediate, and together they get to work on what they love - making games to delight, challenge and immerse players, finding an intimacy in digital worlds that eludes them in their real lives. Their collaborations make them superstars.| Item type | Home library | Class number | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item reservations | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adult book | St Helens Library Novels | Issued | 11/05/2024 | 38055400020759 |
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Originally published: U.S.: Alfrd A. Knopf.
Two kids meet in a hospital gaming room in 1987. One is visiting her sister, the other is recovering from a car crash. The days and months are long there. Their love of video games becomes a shared world - of joy, escape and fierce competition. But all too soon that time is over, fades from view. When the pair spot each other eight years later in a crowded train station, they are catapulted back to that moment. The spark is immediate, and together they get to work on what they love - making games to delight, challenge and immerse players, finding an intimacy in digital worlds that eludes them in their real lives. Their collaborations make them superstars.