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Title: Delirium: 1 Delirium Trilogy
Author: OLIVER LAUREN
Illustrator: NONE
Format: PAPERBACK
Publication date: 26/07/2011
Imprint: HODDER HEADLINE KIDS
Price: $20.00
Publishing status: Active
What if love were a disease? There was a time when love was the most important thing in the world. People would go to the end of the earth to find it. They would tell lies for it. Even kill for it. Then, at last, they found the cure. Now, everything is different. Scientists are able to eradicate love, and the government demands that all citizens receive the cure upon turning eighteen. Lena Haloway has always looked forward to the day when she’ll be cured. A life without love is a life without pain: safe, measured, predictable, and happy. But then, with only ninety-five days left until her treatment, Lena does the unthinkable.
Review: ‘Lauren Oliver is the rising star of young adult fiction… [Delirium] deftly conjures up a recognisably dystopian parallel to our own world, as convincingly terrifying as the North America of Margaret Atwood’s The Handmaid’s Tale.’ — Sunday Times ‘Prepare to pull a sickie and be rooted to your chair with one of the most addictive books we’ve come across in ages… A recklessly romantic, smart, poignant and tense read from one of the most exciting writers around… Clever, moving and incredibly addictive.’ — Heat ‘I didn’t leave my bedroom all weekend after I picked up this Margaret Atwood meets Twilight novel. Ah-ma-zing.’ — Grazia ‘An original and fast-moving read from a very talented writer.’ — Sun ‘The transformation of Lena’s character from start to finish is amazing, and Oliver’s words really tug at your heartstrings. Highly recommended.’ — Press Association
\”Before scientists found the cure, people thought love was a good thing. They didnt understand that once love — the deliria — blooms in your blood, there is no escaping its hold. Things are different now. Scientists are able to eradicate love, and the government demands that all citizens receive the cure upon turning eighteen. Lena Holoway has always looked forward to the day when shell be cured. A life without love is a life without pain: safe, measured, predictable, and happy. But with ninety-five days left until her treatment, Lena does the unthinkable: She falls in love.\”
Series: Delirium Trilogy
ISBN: 9780340980934
Pages: 416