XX [Paperback] Chadwick, Angela

What if men were suddenly unnecessary for reproduction? In a near-future Britain, two women become the first same-sex couple to conceive a child through ovum-to-ovum fertilization — a breakthrough that ignites a culture war. Angela Chadwick's debut follows Jules and Rosie as their private joy becomes a public battleground, with the press camped outside their door and society split over what their pregnancy means for the future of humanity. This is sharp speculative fiction that asks uncomfortable questions about gender, progress, and who gets to decide what's "natural." Chadwick writes with precision about love under siege, the weight of being a symbol, and the gap between scientific possibility and social readiness. For readers who like their sci-fi grounded in messy human emotion and political reality — think *The Power* meets *The Handmaid's Tale*, but distinctly its own thing.