![]() ![]() Peter begs Anna to escape with him, but Anna's not sure who to trust: the strange new boy whose version of life sounds like a dangerous fairy tale, or the familiar walls of Grange Hall and the head mistress who has controlled her every waking thought? Chilling, poignant, and endlessly though-provoking, The Declaration is a powerful debut that will have readers agonizing over Anna's fate until the very last page. Then one day a boy named Peter appears at the Hall, bringing with him news of the world outside, a place where people are starting to say that Longevity is bad, and that maybe people shouldn't live forever. These children are raised as servants, and brought up to believe they must atone for their very existence. Summary: (from ) It’s the year 2140 and Longevity drugs have all but eradicated old age. rls whose parents chose to have kids-called surpluses-despite a law forbidding them from doing so. Title: The Declaration Author: Gemma Malley Genre: YA Publisher: Bloomsbury (UK & USA) Publishing Date: May 2008 (UK)/ August 2008 (USA) Paperback: 320 pages Stand alone or series: Book 1 in a two book duology. Nor should any of the children she lives with at Grange Hall. ![]() A never-aging society can't sustain population growth, however.which means Anna should never have been born. It's the year 2140 and Longevity drugs have all but eradicated old age. Gemma Malleys fine debut The Declaration, the first of a series, convincingly imagines a future in which people are immortal, but where scarce resources. ![]()
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