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In a world facing human extinction and ruled by a despot, Theo Faren’s life is turned around by a chance encounter with a young woman and a group of dissenters in this haunting, timeless dystopian tale from P.D. James.
The year is 2021.
No child has been born for twenty-five years.
The human race faces extinction.
Under the despotic rule of Xan Lyppiat, the Warden of England, the old are despairing and the young cruel. Theo Faren, a cousin of the Warden, lives a solitary life in this ominous atmosphere. That is, until a chance encounter with a young woman leads him into contact with a group of dissenters. Suddenly his life is changed irrevocably as he faces agonising choices which could affect the future of mankind.
Publisher: Faber & Faber
ISBN: 9780571342211
Number of pages: 352
Weight: 280 g
Dimensions: 198 x 129 x 21 mm
Edition: Main
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