by Louise O'Neill · Civilização Editora · tapa blanda · ISBN 9789722637107
VAT included
Hamelyn quality guarantee · checked and verified, or your money back
In a dark and disturbing world, girls are no longer born naturally; women are indoctrinated in schools, trained in the arts of pleasing men until they are ready for the outside world. At the end of their studies, the best students become "companions," allowed to live with a husband and bear children until they are no longer needed. For the girls left behind, the future—as a concubine or teacher—is bleak. Friends Freida and Isabel are sure they will be chosen as companions, as they are among the top students in their year. But as the final year approaches, Isabel does the unthinkable and begins to gain weight. A bold, chilling, and totally addictive critique of society's obsession with women's appearance and behavior.
