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The Silenced |
In a state governed by the Zero Tolerance
Party ( ZT), citizens are forbidden to read, write and even remember, ‘as the
state’s first priority must be the safety of its citizens’. Set in the
aftermath of the Millennium War, everyone must be homogenous in thought and
appearance. Living in a ‘re-dap’ community to undergo re-education, Marena’s
anger grows as she remembers how her mother was arrested and murdered for
speaking out against the government. She slowly begins to remember more - her
father standing by and doing nothing and despite not being sure who she can
trust, she forms her own resistance group – the White Rose. Marena and her
friends especially boyfriend Dex, and newcomer Eric are the alternating
narrators. With echos of Nazi Germany but chilling
reminders of current events you will be engaged by this convincing dystopian
future. A longer read at over 500 pages,
it is a compelling page turner.
Request it be purchased by MarrickvilleLibrary.
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