 First edition | |
| Author | Hillary Jordan |
|---|---|
| Language | English |
| Genre | Science fiction |
| Publisher | Algonquin Books (US) HarperCollins (UK/Canada) |
Publication date | October 2011 |
| Publication place | United States |
| Media type | |
| Pages | 344 |
| ISBN | 978-1-56512-629-9 |
When She Woke is a science fiction novel by American author Hillary Jordan, published in October 2011. It has been translated into French, Spanish, Turkish, German, Portuguese and Chinese. The novel is a dystopian reimagining of Nathaniel Hawthorne's The Scarlet Letter, set in a future theocratic America where rather than being imprisoned and rehabilitated, criminals are punished by being "chromed" – having their skin color genetically altered to fit their crime – and released into the general population to survive as best they can.