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work--deftly traverses the forces of corruption

Readers will find joy (and a little terror) and an affirmation that love goes on

a police officer in Bilbao―disgraced

I'll keep watching and waiting

And when she finds herself pregnant

The Giver Kennedy work--deftly traverses the forces ofLife in the community where Jonas lives is idyllic. Designated birthmothers produce newchildren, who are assigned to appropriate family units. Citizens are assigned their partners and their jobs. No one thinks to ask questions. Everyone obeys. Everyone is the same. Except Jonas. Not until he is given his life assignment as the Receiver of Memory does he begin to understand the dark, complex secrets behind his fragile community. Gradually Jonas learns