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The Declaration

โœ Scribed by Malley, Gemma


Book ID
108584517
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing
Year
2012
Tongue
English
Weight
389 KB
Category
Fiction
ISBN-13
9781408818091

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โœฆ Synopsis


Anna Covey is a 'Surplus'. She should not have been born. In a society in which ageing is no longer feared, and death is no longer an inevitability, children are an abomination. Like all Surpluses, Anna is living in a Surplus Hall and learning how to make amends for the selfish act her parents committed in having her. She is quietly accepting of her fate until, one day, a new inmate arrives. Anna's life is thrown into chaos. But is she brave enough to believe this mysterious boy?A tense and utterly compelling story about a society behind a wall, and the way in which two young people seize the chance to break free. Powerful futuristic drama about a world in which human life has a transformed value, and ageing has long since lost its finality.Charismatic characters, action-driven plot and sublime writing combine to make this an unputdownable novel for teens. Gemma Malley studied Philosophy at Reading University before working as a journalist. She edited several business...


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