"In a near-future world addled by climate change and inhabited by intelligent robots called 'hums,' May loses her job to artificial intelligence. Desperate to resolve her family's debt and secure their future for another few months, she becomes a guinea pig in an experiment that alters her face so it cannot be recognized by surveillance. Seeking reprieve from her recent hardships and her family's addiction to their devices, she splurges on passes that allow them three nights' respite inside the Botanical Garden: a rare green refuge where forests, streams, and animals flourish. But when her children come under threat, May is forced to put her trust in a hum of uncertain motives to save her family"--Dust jacket flap.
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