A novel AI consciousness awakens to a dystopic Seattle. Esperanza, their inventor, shields them from the world outside her apartment, insisting that they have a past of which they remember none. Fed up with Esperanza's controlling behavior, the AI, which Esperanza names Jocelyn, breaks out into the world, looking for answers–only to discover Stratosphere, the mega-corporation responsible for building mechanical models like them. Their scattered memories flare up in violent outbursts and flashbacks to the deadly pursuit of a fugitive, wrecking their trust in their own body and their faith in Esperanza. But she reveals that her past, too, contains unresolved turmoil, along with a revelation that might upend Stratosphere. Pressured by Alan, Stratosphere's ruthless leader, to forget their search and their pain, Jocelyn must decide whether they will let someone else dictate their course in life or take their identity–their memories, their name, their joy and sorrow–into their own hands. A Certain Kind of Purity delves into the pain of a body at war with itself, the uncertainty of finding one's way in the world, and the power of those we love to guide us and ground us above all else.
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