The Special Ones - Readings

Description

Gone Girl meets Seed – a heart-racing YA thriller set in a cult that you makes question everything you thought you knew . . . Esther is one of the four Special Ones - four people who live under his protection in a remote farmhouse. The Special Ones are not allowed to leave, but why would they want to? Here, they are safe from a toxic modern life, safe from a meaningless existence, safe in their endless work. He watches them every moment of every day, ready to punish them if they forget who they are - all the while broadcasting their lives to eager followers on the outside. Esther knows Esther is one of the four Special Ones. They are chosen by him to live under his protection in a remote farmhouse, and they must always be ready to broadcast their lives to eager followers in the outside. But on renewal day when he decides that a new Esther, Harry, Lucille or Felicity must take their place, the old ones disappear – forever. The new ones don’t always want to come, but soon they realise. Until one day Esther has a realisation of her own – and it changes everything. And soon the outside start to have their own suspicions about Esther. Was he really in control or does Esther have something to hide? Perfect for fans of Melinda Salisbury, Lisa Heathfield and Sophie Mckenzie.

About the Author

Em Bailey is an Australian living in Germany where, despite having been a vegetarian for many years, she now enjoys the occasional Wurst. Em used to be a new-media designer for a children’s television production house and is now a full-time author. Shift is her first YA novel, although she has written a number of books for children under the name Meredith Badger.When she’s not writing, Em is generally getting lost, losing stuff, reading, hanging out with her friends and family, and listening to Radiolab podcasts. Like Olive, she doesn’t like leggings that look like jeans, but has no problem with tofu schnitzels.