Book description
London, in the not too distant future, and people are now divided
into Pures and Crazies, according to the results of a DNA test, with
the Crazies sectioned off to live within 'the City', on the other side
of the Community wall. Until the age of fifteen, Ana has lived a
privileged existence amongst the Pures, but her whole world crumbles
when she finds out that her DNA test was faked, which makes her one of
the Crazies. She has just three years before she will be cast out of
the Community . . . But Ana meets Pure-born Jasper and is offered a
ticket to freedom when he asks her to Join with him. She looks forward
to a 'normal' life, and fulfilling her dreams of becoming a musician.
Then, just a week before the Joining ceremony, Jasper goes missing; it
appears he is somewhere in the City, and no one knows why. Ana sets
off on his trail, which takes her through the underbelly of society
and into the pits of the human soul. And as she delves deeper into the
mystery of Jasper's disappearance Ana uncovers some devastating truths
that destroy everything she has grown up to believe, but she also
learns to love as she has never loved before.
Claire wrote her first paranormal screenplay at the age of
thirteen and named it after a road sign. Danger Alive never made it to
the big screen, but she continued to write and daydream her way
through school and university. In 2000, she wrote and directed the
short film, Colours, which sold to Canal Plus. Today, Claire is
concentrating on writing YA fiction. She spends her time between Paris
and London, along with her French husband and two young sons.
