SuitabookCollective duty and personal freedom
Prenna and others from the future must obey rules intended to protect history and help prevent a later catastrophe.
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Ann Brashares - Author
This combines speculative catastrophe, secrecy and romance: Prenna’s attempt to protect history is tested when her feelings for Ethan conflict with her community’s strict rules. The central appeal is likely the tension between collective duty and personal attachment.
An unforgettable epic romantic thriller about a girl from the future who might be able to save the world . . . if she lets go of the one thing she’s found to hold on to. Follow the rules. Remember what happened. Never fall in love. This is the story of seventeen-year-old Prenna James, who immigrated to New York when she was twelve. Except Prenna didn’t come from a different country. She came from a different time—a future where a mosquito-borne illness has mutated into a pandemic, killing millions and leaving the world in ruins. Prenna and the others who escaped to the present day must follow a strict set of rules: never reveal where they’re from, never interfere with history, and never, ever be intimate with anyone outside their community. Prenna does as she’s told, believing she can help prevent the plague that will one day ravage the earth. But everything changes when Prenna falls for Ethan Jarves. From Ann Brashares, the #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants series, The Here and Now is thrilling, exhilarating, haunting, and heartbreaking—and a must-read novel of the year.
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Sign in for personalised guidanceThis combines speculative catastrophe, secrecy and romance: Prenna’s attempt to protect history is tested when her feelings for Ethan conflict with her community’s strict rules. The central appeal is likely the tension between collective duty and personal attachment.
Prenna and others from the future must obey rules intended to protect history and help prevent a later catastrophe.
Prenna falls for Ethan despite a rule forbidding intimacy outside her community.
Prenna believes she can help prevent a future pandemic that kills millions and leaves the world in ruins.
The book may suit readers drawn to high-stakes future scenarios alongside a forbidden romance.
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