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When She Woke

by Hillary Jordan
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Description

Hannah Payne's life has been devoted to church and family. But after she's convicted of murder, she awakens in a new body to a nightmarish new life. She finds herself lying on a table in a bare room, covered only by a paper gown, with cameras broadcasting her every move to millions at home, for whom observing new Chromes - criminals whose skin color has been genetically altered to match the class of their crime - is a sinister form of entertainment. Hannah is a Red for the crime of murder. The victim, says the State of Texas, was her unborn child, and Hannah is determined to protect the identity of the father, a public figure with whom she shared a fierce and forbidden love. In seeking a path to safety in an alien and hostile world, Hannah unknowingly embarks on a journey of self-discovery that forces her to question the values she once held true and the righteousness of a country that politicizes faith and love.

What it’s like

ViolenceGraphic
HorrorChilling
SpiceModerate

Details

First published
October 4, 2011
Pages
368
Reading time
About 7 hours
Format
Novel
Audience
Adult
Publisher
Algonquin Books of Chapel Hill
Language
English
ISBN
9781616201937
Series
Standalone

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