First, it was reported that an infectious virus has made all animal meat poisonous to humans. His wife has left him, his father is sinking into dementia, and Marcos tries not to think too hard about how he makes a living. Working at the local processing plant, Marcos is in the business of slaughtering humans'though no one calls them that anymore. And soon, he becomes tortured by what has been lost-and what might still be saved. Though he’s aware that any form of personal contact is forbidden on pain of death, little by little he starts to treat her like a human being. Then one day he’s given a gift: a live specimen of the finest quality. Marcos tries to stick to numbers, consignments, processing. Then governments initiated the “Transition.” Now, eating human meat-“special meat”-is legal. Working at the local processing plant, Marcos is in the business of slaughtering humans-though no one calls them that anymore. "The electrifying, award-winning, internationally bestselling novel about a dystopian world in which animals have been wiped out, humans are being harvested for food, and society has been divided into those who eat and those who are eaten"- ( Baker & Taylor)
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