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Efímera (El jardín químico, #1)

Wither

Penned By Lauren DeStefano
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Efímera (El jardín químico, #1)

Wither

Penned By Lauren DeStefano
4.85 57,909 Ratings
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Editor's Note:
En un futuro cercano, todos los recién nacidos llevan incorporada una bomba de tiempo genética. Los varones viven hasta los 25 años, y las mujeres, que mueren a los 20, son secuestradas y forzadas a contraer matrimonios polígamos para evitar que la humanidad entera desaparezca de la faz de la Tierra. Cuando secuestran a Rhine, una joven de 16 años, para venderla como esposa de un hombre adinerado, le espera un mundo de privilegios. Su joven marido, Linden, la ama igual que a sus otras esposas, pero Rhine sólo desea escapar, aunque deberá enfrentarse a su excéntrico suegro, quien no cejará en encontrar un antídoto para el virus que amenaza la vida de su hijo, aunque para ello deba dejar varios cadáveres en su camino.

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Length 379 Pages
Language Spa
Imprint Puck
Released March 22, 2011
Identifier (ISBN) 12226400
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Lauren DeStefano is a writer and avid reader based in the Pacific Northwest. Before pursuing writing full-time, they spent over a decade working in education. When not working on their next book, Lauren DeStefano can usually be found hiking with their dog or trying out new coffee shops in their neighborhood.

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