The Declaration by Gemma Malley

Title: The Declaration
Author: Gemma Malley
Publisher: Bloomsbury
Released: October 2nd 2007
Pages: 304 (Paperback)
Buy: Amazon UK / Amazon US


Anna Covey is a ‘Surplus’. She should not have been born. In a society in which ageing is no longer feared, and death is no longer an inevitability, children are an abomination.

Like all Surpluses, Anna is living in a Surplus Hall and learning how to make amends for the selfish act her parents committed in having her. She is quietly accepting of her fate until, one day, a new inmate arrives. Anna’s life is thrown into chaos. But is she brave enough to believe this mysterious boy?

A tense and utterly compelling story about a society behind a wall, and the way in which two young people seize the chance to break free.

New Year, New Books! Giveaway

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I think this may be my best giveaway yet! Until today, I didn't know whether I'd be able to run this - but I can, and I am so excited! The giveaway, as the title suggests, is to celebrate the coming of a new year - new year, new start, right? So many great books are set to be published in 2013, so I want to celebrate all the great releases from this year and all years previous. Below there is a very bad video you can watch (and get distracted by the annoying laptop reflection in my glasses!) or you can read the rules written below and check out the prize packs!