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I watched helplessly as freida pressed the selfdestruct button and felt her pain as vividly as if it were my own. Now, aged sixteen and in their final year at the school, they expect to. And by having access to our ebook online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with only ever yours. First published in 2014 and awarded the 2015 ya book prize, the novel centers on young girls struggling to survive in a vicious and relentlessly patriarchal alternative world. Now, aged sixteen and in their final year, they expect to be selected as. Louise oneill is to the point and sharp with her words, her style mirroring the themes of the book in perfect harmony.
For more of my reading adventures follow me on goodreads. The book was published in multiple languages including english, consists of 400 pages and is available in kindle edition format. Her books, like only ever yours, have become some of my favourites, and id like to share why not only because theyre addictively good, but because of their importance. Jul 08, 2015 only ever yours is a dark, gripping read but its also a timely and muchneeded warning. The moral right of louise oneill to be identified as the author of this. She was born in 1985 and grew up in clonakilty, in west cork, ireland. It has the bleakness of catcher in the rye, the satire of the stepford wives and it made me recall how scared i felt reading nineteen eightyfour. I n a world in which baby girls are no longer born naturally, women are bred in schools, trained in the arts of pleasing men until they are ready for the outside world. Book chat only ever yours by louise oneill spoiler free. Feb 14, 2016 only ever yours by louise oneill is a poignant and harrowing story that will chew you up, spit you out and make you see the world in a different way i mean that in the most positive way possible.
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