Books Details
Author : Rachel Heng Pages : 339 pages Publisher : Henry Holt and Co.
Language : eng ISBN-10 : 1250185343 ISBN-13 : 9781250185341
Books Descriptions
In this debut set in near future NYC?where lives last 300 years and the pursuit of
immortality is all-consuming?Lea must choose between her estranged father
and her chance to live forever.Lea Kirino is a ?Lifer,? which means that a roll of
the genetic dice has given her the potential to live forever?if she does everything
right. And Lea is an overachiever. She?s a successful trader on the New York
exchange?where instead of stocks, human organs are now bought and sold?she
has a beautiful apartment, and a fianc? who rivals her in genetic perfection. And
with the right balance of HealthTech?, rigorous juicing, and low-impact
exercise, she might never die. But Lea?s perfect life is turned upside down when
she spots her estranged father on a crowded sidewalk. His return marks the
beginning of her downfall as she is drawn into his mysterious world of the
Suicide Club, a network of powerful individuals and rebels who reject society?s
pursuit of immortality, and instead chose to live?and
