The Here and Now
(Sprache: Englisch)
From the #1 New York Times bestselling author of the Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants series, The Here and Now is an epic star-crossed romance about a girl who might be able to save the world . . . if she lets go of the one thing she...
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From the #1 New York Times bestselling author of the Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants series, The Here and Now is an epic star-crossed romance about a girl 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.
The world Prenna James comes from is in ruins. She and the others who escaped are here to prevent humanity s destruction. But if they don t follow The Rules, everything that matters will be gone: Friends. Families. Dreams. Love.
Ethan Jarves can never know Prenna s secret. That she s not from another place.
She s from another time.
"This gripping story is set in a world unlike any other and inhabited by beautifully imagined characters that stay with you long after the last page. Sara Shepard, bestselling author of Pretty Little Liars
An appealing romantic thriller . . . [also] a potent reminder that we inherit the future we buy with our actions today. Cassandra Clare for the New York Times Book Review
Fast-paced, gripping, and romantic. Publishers Weekly
Lightning-paced . . . like a cinematic blockbuster. Kirkus Reviews
The Here and Now could just as easily sit among the time-travel sci-fi, coming-of-age, or romantic thrillers of YA. Honestly, even though I really don't know how to categorize it, I loved it. Happily Ever After/USA Today
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OneApril 23, 2014
We all know the rules. We think about them every day. How could we not know them? We learned them by heart before we came here, and they ve been drilled into our heads by constant use ever since.
But still we sit, nearly a thousand of us, on plastic benches in a former Pentecostal church (desanctified in the 1990s, I don t know why) listening to our twelve inviolate rules recited over a crackling PA system by nervous community members in their best clothes.
Because it s what we do. We do it every year to commemorate the extraordinary trip we all took together four years ago: our escape from fear and sickness and hunger, our miraculous arrival in this land of milk and honey. It s a trip that almost certainly had never happened before and, based on the state of the world when we left it, will never happen again. So April 23 is kind of like our Thanksgiving, but without the turkey and pumpkin pie. It is also, coincidentally, the day Shakespeare was born. And died.
We do it because it s easy to forget amid all the sweetness and fatness of this place that we don t belong here, that we pose a danger to it. That s why the rules are critical and the consequences of forgetting them are grave. It s like any strict religious or political system. When your practices are hard to follow, you d better keep reminding your flock of them.
I put my feet flat on the floor as the projector hums to action at the back of the hall, cutting a beam through the dark air and slowly illuminating the first face on the wide screen that hangs behind the old altar. It takes a moment for the shadows and shapes to become a person, to become someone I know or don t know. It s hard to watch this, but they always do it: as we recite the rules they show the faces of the people we lost since the last time we met here. It s like the in memoriam tribute you see on the Academy Awards or the Grammys, but also . . . it s not. This year there are seven of them. There s no
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explanation or commentary. They just scroll through these faces again and again. But most of us have a sense of the story behind each face. We understand, without saying so, the overrepresentation of the fragile, the wayward and the incompliant members of our community up there on that screen.
My mother glances at me as Dr. Strauss stands up from the dais at the front to recite the first rule, the one about allegiance.
The rules are never displayed, never even written down on a piece of paper. That s not how we do things. We ve gone back to an oral tradition.
I try to listen. I always do, but the words have been stirred around so many times they ve lost their particular order and shape in my ears. They ve melted and dissolved into a chaotic mix of impressions and anxieties.
Dr. Strauss is one of the leaders. There are nine of them and twelve counselors. The leaders make the policy and the counselors hand it down to us and translate it into our daily lives. We are each assigned to a counselor. Mine is Mr. Robert. He s sitting up there too.
A girl near the back in a green dress stands to recite the second rule, about the sequence of time. Heads politely turn.
It s an honor to get to recite one. Like landing a part in the Christmas pageant. I was chosen once, three years ago. My mom dressed me in her gold ballet flats and her most expensive silk scarf. She mashed rouge into my cheeks. I got to read the sixth one, about never submitting to medical attention outside the community.
After the girl speaks, we all turn back to the front, obediently awaiting rule number three.
The black-and-white face of Mrs. Branch now takes its turn up on the screen. She was an acquaintance of my mother s, and I know she died of breast cancer that barely got treate
My mother glances at me as Dr. Strauss stands up from the dais at the front to recite the first rule, the one about allegiance.
The rules are never displayed, never even written down on a piece of paper. That s not how we do things. We ve gone back to an oral tradition.
I try to listen. I always do, but the words have been stirred around so many times they ve lost their particular order and shape in my ears. They ve melted and dissolved into a chaotic mix of impressions and anxieties.
Dr. Strauss is one of the leaders. There are nine of them and twelve counselors. The leaders make the policy and the counselors hand it down to us and translate it into our daily lives. We are each assigned to a counselor. Mine is Mr. Robert. He s sitting up there too.
A girl near the back in a green dress stands to recite the second rule, about the sequence of time. Heads politely turn.
It s an honor to get to recite one. Like landing a part in the Christmas pageant. I was chosen once, three years ago. My mom dressed me in her gold ballet flats and her most expensive silk scarf. She mashed rouge into my cheeks. I got to read the sixth one, about never submitting to medical attention outside the community.
After the girl speaks, we all turn back to the front, obediently awaiting rule number three.
The black-and-white face of Mrs. Branch now takes its turn up on the screen. She was an acquaintance of my mother s, and I know she died of breast cancer that barely got treate
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Autoren-Porträt von Ann Brashares
Ann Brashares is the #1 New York Times bestselling author of the Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants series, The Whole Thing Together, The Here and Now, 3 Willows, The Last Summer (of You & Me), and My Name Is Memory. She lives in New York City with her family. Visit Ann online at AnnBrashares.com and follow @AnnBrashares on Twitter.
Bibliographische Angaben
- Autor: Ann Brashares
- Altersempfehlung: Ab 12 Jahre
- 2015, 256 Seiten, Maße: 13,6 x 21,1 cm, Kartoniert (TB), Englisch
- Verlag: Ember
- ISBN-10: 0385736835
- ISBN-13: 9780385736831
- Erscheinungsdatum: 21.07.2015
Sprache:
Englisch
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"This gripping story is set in a world unlike any other and inhabited by beautifully imagined characters that stay with you long after the last page. Sara Shepard, bestselling author of Pretty Little Liars"[A]n appealing romantic thriller, The Here and Now also serves as a potent reminder that we inherit the future we buy with our actions today. --Cassandra Clare for The New York Times Book Review
The Here and Now could just as easily sit among the time-travel sci-fi, coming-of-age, or romantic thrillers of YA. Honestly, even though I really don't know how to categorize it, I loved it and the ending made me hope (really, really hope!) for a sequel. Happily Ever After/USA Today
From the author who brought us The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants come the gripping page-turner about a girl who s willing to risk it all for love and the fate of the world. --Teen Vogue
Lightning-paced . . . like a cinematic blockbuster. Kirkus Reviews
Compelling. School Library Journal
Best known for her Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants books, Brashares forays into science fiction in this fast-paced, gripping, and romantic novel about a girl from a future that seems eerily possible. . . her fans will be happy to find that her prose is as resonant and realistic as ever. --Publishers Weekly
Brashares . . . builds on her adroit adolescent characterization and ear for teen dialogue and transports them into an exciting time-travel adventure complete with murderers to thwart and mysteries to solve. --Booklist
"Skillfully weaving together time travel, planetary devastation, climate change, plague and young love, the author creates an engaging, adventurous tale." --Shelf-Awareness
"Brashares' era-hopping race against time is fast paced and heady...perfect for fans of Brasahres' earlier work, as well as Veronica Roth's Divergent." --RT Book
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Reviews
"Fantasy and science fiction fans will enjoy the intricate cause-and-effect Brashares defines in her story. Filled with suspense and spiced with romance, the story will satisfy any reader who appreciates a well told story. [Brashares] is at the top of her game." --Examiner.com
"A satisfying mix of science fiction and romance." --Children's Literature
"Fantasy and science fiction fans will enjoy the intricate cause-and-effect Brashares defines in her story. Filled with suspense and spiced with romance, the story will satisfy any reader who appreciates a well told story. [Brashares] is at the top of her game." --Examiner.com
"A satisfying mix of science fiction and romance." --Children's Literature
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