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Title:
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Other Valley, The |
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Authors:
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Howard, Scott Alexander |
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Genre:
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Fiction |
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Pages:
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290 |
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Year:
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2024 |
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Publisher:
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Simon & Schuster |
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Language:
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English |
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Description:
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If you could change the past, would you? A fine question for lively discussion among friends, but a question that poses a life-long dilemma for Odile Ozanne. Odile lives in a small town in the middle of a valley, but to the east is an identical town 20 years in the past and to the west, 20 years in the future. Hence the quandary she faces when she inadvertently learns of the fate of someone she knows: should she preserve the timeline and settle for the greater good, or seek personal happiness? Posing intriguing moral, ethical and philosophical questions, this is an engrossing novel of speculative fiction destined to stay with you long after you leave the valley.
Comments from BDS Reviewers:"I loved this book for its point of difference. It was such an interesting concept and there are a lot of ethical questions raised throughout the book".
"I found I enjoyed the character development - I read this months ago but I can still bring Odile and Edme to mind along with the other characters".
"Beautifully told with empathy for the characters, this book challenges us to think about love, grief and relationships in a totally different way".
"This is an intriguing book. The author has captured the main charcter beautifully. The writing is wonderfully descriptive. A most memorable book - probably the best I have read this year".
"It brings into question arguments around logic v. compassion, personal integrity v. personal comfort, and the idea of lying by omission and how that plays out in the book, and in real life".
"I think this would be a book that would appeal to young adult readers as well as groups who enjoy dystopian reads. It won't be everyone's cup of tea, but that's ok. It's been my favourite book of the year so far".
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Categories:
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Fiction, Literary, Community, Dystopia/Futuristic, Grief/loss, Love Story, Morals/Ethics, Philosophy, Relationships, Science Fiction, Staff Pick, Just Added, 2027 Titles, New Adult |
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