THE BIRTHMARKED TRILOGY:
Prized by Caragh O'Brien
Prized by Caragh O'Brien
Out Of The Frying Pan And Into The Fire!
After leaving behind everything she knows and everyone she cares for Gaia braves the wasteland with her baby sister in search of the Dead Forest. Thought only a fairytale by most Gaia knew it was real, it had to be, she was staking her life, and that of her sisters, that it existed. Her hope was to find a place she and her sister might live in peace. But when the fairytale becomes a nightmare, Gaia finds it harder and harder to hold on to what she believes in, and harder and harder to hold onto who she is.
From the moment she stepped foot into Sylum her sister was taken from her. She was then offered a choice, leave now alone before it was too late, or stay knowing that if she tried to leave in the future she would die. It was no choice for Gaia, while her sister remained so too would she. But while this backwards society could seem at times to be most cruel and strange, there were also times where she was compelled to admit that her only choice of survival was to submit to the will of others at the price of her true self.
Prized
is a raw and intelligent look at a society on the brink of extinction,
with no way out and no way to go on. It is a story that is both harsh
and complex in its characters as well as their relationships, where even
amongst psychological torture and social injustice love can still
blossom. When rules are broken and an outsider takes a stand to defend
another, change will be instilled, whether it is wanted or not. A
brilliant continuation of a story that highly imaginative and very
unforgettable, with the anticipated conclusion still to come.
On sale: 01 November 2011Price (AU): $16.99
ISBN: 9780857074959
Recommended age: 14+
In a word: Dead Forest
Re-read it: yes
Recommend: yes
Star rating: five out of five
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