eves are designed, not made.
The School trains them to be pretty
The School trains them to be good.
The School trains them to Always be Willing.
All their lives, the eves have been waiting. Now, they are ready for the outside world.
companion . . . concubine . . . or chastity
Only the best will be chosen.
And only the Men decide.
Publisher: Quercus Publishing
ISBN: 9781784294007
Number of pages: 400
Weight: 287 g
Dimensions: 197 x 131 x 27 mm
MEDIA REVIEWS
Gripping ... like all the best dystopias, Only Ever Yours is about the world we live in now - Irish Times
The Handmaid's Tale meets Mean Girls' - The Vagenda
Utterly magnificent ... gripping, accomplished and dark - Marian Keyes
Deserves to be read by young and old, male and female, the world over in the same way Harry Potter and The Hunger Games were - Sunday Independent
A dark dream. A vivid nightmare. The world O'Neill imagines is frightening because it could come true. She writes with a scalpel - Jeanette Winterson
Deep, dark and frighteningly believable, this book will stay with you for a long time - Marie Claire
Compelling writing ... this only-too-real dystopia grips from beginning to end - SFX
Margaret Atwood's The Handmaid's Tale with a post-millennial twist - The Journal.ie
The bleakness of The Catcher in the Rye, the satire of The Stepford Wives and it made me recall Nineteen Eighty-Four ... a fresh and original talent - Irish Independent
Terrifying but captivating - Company
A sparkling debut that will really make you think - Heat
'Compelling and frightening' - Irish Examiner
An ingenious exploration of gender roles, female identity and female competition - Buzzfeed
'Terrifying and heartbreaking, O'Neill's story reads like an heir to Margaret Atwood's The Handmaid's Tale and MT Anderson's Feed, and, like those two books, it's sure to be discussed for years to come' - Publisher's Weekly
'A stunning debut set in a dystopian future that has everyone talking . . . once read, will never be forgotten' - Irish Independent
Dark, gripping . . . should be mandatory reading everywhere - The F Word
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This book is very interesting although it can get confusing towards the end it is a great read it is very scary because it could become true thank you Louise O'neill for writing this amazing book
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I read this book a while back because my libarian suggested it to me. I was stunned. When I got to the end I nearly threw the book out of shock and ended up thinking about the ending and... More
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