The Testament of Jessie Lamb

Longlisted for the Man Booker Prize

"The novel does not set up an elaborate apocalypse, but astringently strips away the smears hiding the apocalypses we really face. Like Jessie's, it is a small, calm voice of reason in a nonsensical world." --The Independent

Set in a world altered by an act of biological terrorism, comes The Testament of Jessie Lamb, a chilling dystopian novel that follows a 16-year-old girl who is driven to the ultimate act of heroism.

The Testament of Jessie Lamb, is the breakout novel from award-winning author Jane Rogers. Its cunningly drawn characters and riveting vision of a dystopic future fraught with difficult moral choices will make The Testament of Jessie Lamb an instant favorite for fans of Kazuo Ishiguro's Never Let Me Go, Margaret Atwood's The Handmaid's Tale, Suzanne Collins's The Hunger Games, and Brian K. Vaughan's Y: The Last Man.

Binding Type: Paperback
Publisher: Harper Perennial
Published: 05/15/2012
ISBN: 9780062130808
Pages: 256
Weight: 0.42lbs
Size: 7.98h x 5.37w x 0.78d

Review Citations: Booklist 04/01/2012 pg. 24
Kirkus Reviews 05/01/2012
New York Times Book Review 08/12/2012 pg. 18
Publishers Weekly 09/17/2012