Lauren Destefano - Hervadás

Would you like to know exactly when you will die?

Due to a scientific experiment gone wrong, the world is populated by living time bombs: men live only twenty-five years and women only twenty years. Geneticists are looking for the antidote so that the human race can regain strength. Meanwhile, poverty and crime prevail in the world, millions of children are orphaned, teenage girls are kidnapped and sold to give birth to children in polygamous marriages.
Sixteen-year-old Rhine has only four years left when he too will meet the same fate. Although she falls into the affluent world of the privileged and is genuinely loved by her husband, Linden, all she can think about is escape. In the midst of magical wealth, Rhine slowly realizes that behind the glittering appearance, the reality is harsher than he thought.
As the end of Linden's years is getting closer and closer because of the gene virus, Rhine finds a confidant friend, with whose help she might have a chance to escape. But is freedom really possible in a world descending into chaos?

One of the most popular American youth novels of recent years.
"The future outlined by Lauren DeStefano is very authentic. I was impressed by the world of the novel, the romance, the writing style - I was looking forward to getting my hands on such a good book." (Carrie Ryan, author of The Forest of Hands and Teeth)