Description: "A powerful dystopian novel...Long-listed for the Booker Prize, Rogers' mesmerizing tale is frighteningly timely and bound to spark rich book-club discussions." - Booklist "The novel does not set up an elaborate apocalypse, but astringently strips away the smears hiding the apocalypses we really face. Like Jessie's, it is a small, calm voice of reason in a nonsensical world." - The Independent "Jane Rogers has captured Jessie's voice brilliantly, alternating a teenager's solipsism with a growing awareness of the wider world. Jessie's self-conviction is both admirable and infuriating, and the reader is torn between her clear, unequivocal conclusions and the intricate, heartfelt compromises of her parents." - Times Literary Supplement (London) "Echoes of Kazuo Ishiguro's stealthy novel Never Let Me Go abound, but Rogers works with a more populist tool kit, nailing the tempestuous inner conflicts of a young woman as she discerns the full measure of selfishness required to be selfless." - New York Times Book Review "Thought-provoking, smart, real, disturbing, and well-written...A compelling page-turner of a novel." - Popmatters "Beautifully and convincingly written, Jessie's testament for posterity is truly moving, haunting...a rich, heavy read, full of provocative questions..." - Kirkus Reviews

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