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The Glimpse - Claire Merle

The Glimpse

von Claire Merle

London, in the not too distant future, and people are now divided into Pures and Crazies, according to the results of a DNA test, with the Crazies sectioned off to live within 'the City', on the other side of the Community wall. Until the age of fifteen, Ana has lived a privileged existence amongst the Pures, but her whole world crumbles when she finds out that her DNA test was faked, which makes her one of the Crazies. She has just three years before she will be cast out of the Community . . .

But Ana meets Pure-born Jasper and is offered a ticket to freedom when he asks her to Join with him. She looks forward to a 'normal' life, and fulfilling her dreams of becoming a musician. Then, just a week before the Joining ceremony, Jasper goes missing; it appears he is somewhere in the City, and no one knows why. Ana sets off on his trail, which takes her through the underbelly of society and into the pits of the human soul. And as she delves deeper into the mystery of Jasper's disappearance Ana uncovers some devastating truths that destroy everything she has grown up to believe, but she also learns to love as she has never loved before.

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Where can the horizon lie when a nation hides its organic minds...

(The title of this review is a quote from David Bowie's "All the Madmen" - a song very fitting for this book!)

The story:

The excellent writing drew me into the world of „The Glimpse“ right off the bat – a dystopian future world where people are divided into the Pure and the Crazies. A (supposed) genetic disposition towards mental illnesses can doom you to life as a pariah. For Pure girls, the flip side of the coin is that they’re expected to produce healthy offspring as their...

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Art:
eBook
Umfang:
432 Seiten
ISBN:
9780571280544
Verlag:
Faber And Faber Ltd.
5
Eigene Bewertung: Keine
Durchschnitt: 2.5 (1 Bewertung)

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