The Declaration

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.

Report

'Poignant, thought-provoking ... Sharing the visionary quality of books such as 'The Handmaid's Tale' and 'How I Live Now', The Declaration is one of those rare books that changes the way you see the world.' Publishing News

Product details

• Authors: Gemma Malley
• Publisher: Bloomsbury
• Languages: English
• Age Recommendation: from age 13
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 03.09.2007
• EAN: 9780747587750
• ISBN: 978-0-7475-8775-0
• No. of pages: 300
• Dimensions: 138 mm x 205 mm x 25 mm
• Series: Declaration; Declaration
• Subject: Children's and young people's books > Children's books up to 11 years of age