{"product_id":"these-stolen-lives","title":"Sharada Keats: These Stolen Lives [2024] paperback","description":"\"A striking, thought-provoking YA dystopia\"\u003cbr\u003e      - The Guardian\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e      \"Fabulously detailed world-building\"\u003cbr\u003e      - Patrice Lawrence, author of Orangeboy and \u003cbr\u003e      Eight Pieces of Silva\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e      A powerful dystopian thriller from a stunning new voice\u003cbr\u003e      in YA, set in a world divided by race where life itself must be\u003cbr\u003e      paid for if you want to survive... \u003cbr\u003e      Filled with suspense and romance, ideal for fans of Noughts\u003cbr\u003e      \u0026amp; Crosses, The Hunger Games and Shatter\u003cbr\u003e      Me.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e      Six years ago, seventeen-year-old Mora survived the terrifying\u003cbr\u003e      Skol invasion. They stole her land. They took her family.\u003cbr\u003e      And now not even her life is her own.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e      Skol culture revolves around one motto: Life is Golden.\u003cbr\u003e      You must pay the government for the right to survive. If you can't,\u003cbr\u003e      you're cast out at best - at worst, culled. Records of every\u003cbr\u003e      citizen are held at the hallowed, highly secured Life Registry, which\u003cbr\u003e      tracks who lives and who dies, who pays and who fails.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e      Colonized survivors like Mora face endless servitude, repaying\u003cbr\u003e      the 'debt' of their years lived before the invasion. Mora is resigned\u003cbr\u003e      to her fate, finding glimmers of joy in her tentative friendship\u003cbr\u003e      with another repayer, the handsome, elusive Kit.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e      But then she finds out that twelve-year-old Zako, the closest\u003cbr\u003e      thing she has to a brother, is to be put to death by the dangerous\u003cbr\u003e      new Skol Governor. Finding the courage to fight back, Mora\u003cbr\u003e      and Kit conspire to smuggle Zako to safety. But their plan draws\u003cbr\u003e      them into a dark mystery - and to a heart-pounding mission at\u003cbr\u003e      the Life Registry itself. They must ultimately ask themselves: what\u003cbr\u003e      are we worth to each other?\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e      \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e      Gripping, moving and suspenseful storytelling with a\u003cbr\u003e      friends-to-lovers romance that crackles with tension.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e      A girl driven by unthinkable grief. A boy targeted for\u003cbr\u003e      his unimaginable ability. A compelling story exploring the power\u003cbr\u003e      of hope, courage and connection from a stunning new voice in YA.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e      A richly imagined fantasy world that illuminates topics\u003cbr\u003e      of colonialism, racism and societal structures that demand productivity\u003cbr\u003e      and disenfranchise the poor.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e      \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e      \"An intricately-crafted world with characters who live\u003cbr\u003e      and breathe beyond the pages.\"  - Aisha Busby,\u003cbr\u003e      author of A Pocketful of Stars\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e      \"Utterly captivating... The world Keats has created\u003cbr\u003e      is terrifyingly believable... Keats' writing was lush and evocative\u003cbr\u003e      too.\" - @_ashortbooklover, reader\u003cbr\u003e      review","brand":"Keats Sharada \u0026 Scholastic","offers":[{"title":"New","offer_id":47750907724115,"sku":"9780702325120","price":11.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true},{"title":"Good","offer_id":49707245273427,"sku":"XG80702325120","price":5.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0616\/4001\/6057\/files\/keats-sharada-these-stolen-lives-59790749073747.jpg?v=1730268492","url":"https:\/\/theirishbookshop.live\/products\/these-stolen-lives","provider":"Chapters Bookstore","version":"1.0","type":"link"}