The Choice, Claire Wade
The Choice, Claire Wade
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The Choice
The most gripping and thought-provoking story you'll read this year!

Author: Claire Wade

Narrator: Emma Gregory

Unabridged: 11 hr 55 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Orion

Published: 12/26/2019


Synopsis

'Electrifying' Christina Dalcher, Sunday Times Bestselling author of VOX

'A cleverly woven tale' The Times

*WINNER OF THE EAST ANGLIAN BOOK AWARD FOR FICTION 2020*

Imagine a world where...

Everything you ate was monitored by the government.
Every step you took was counted.
Your children were weighed every day at school.
Neighbours reported on neighbours and no one was safe from judgement.
Sugar was illegal, and baking was a crime.

Imagine if that world was here... What would you do?

Toe the line or fight for your freedom...

'A captivating and thought-provoking debut' Heidi Swain

NetGalley reviewers are falling in love with The Choice:

'This story is amazing, well crafted, and truly makes you think'

'Gripping and original. A timely dystopian, feminist novel'

'A cleverly crafted, and chillingly current novel'

About Claire Wade

Claire Wade is the winner of the Good Housekeeping Novel Competition 2018. She was bed bound for six years with severe ME, trapped in a body that wouldn't do what she wanted; her only escape was through her imagination. She now writes about women who want to break free from the constraints of their lives, a subject she's deeply familiar with.Her favourite things are books, baking and the WI. She's the founding president of a modern WI (Women's Institute) and runs a baking club for other cake lovers. You'll find her in her writing room, nicknamed Narnia because it's also home to a wardrobe and is the place where she escapes to other worlds. She's happiest if she's got a slice of chocolate cake, a cup of tea and a good book.


Reviews

Goodreads review by 8stitches 9lives on December 27, 2019

The Choice is nothing less a dystopian masterpiece set in a near-distant future; the kind that comes around once in a blue moon and blows people away, and it certainly did that to me. I was astounded to learn it is a debut, and if Ms Wade keeps up the standard I can see her having a stellar writing......more

*www.onewomansbbr.wordpress.com *www.facebook.com/onewomansbbr **4.5 stars** The Choice by Claire Wade. (2019). Imagine a world where everything you ate was monitored by the government. Every step you took was counted. Your children were weighed every day at school. Neighbours report on neighbours and n......more

Goodreads review by Liz on January 08, 2020

The Choice was a wildly entertaining novel wherein the world it encompassed seemed too unrealistic- but the more you read the more it seemed possible- after all the more time goes by the more our government monitors us and gone are the days when it was hugely unlikely that an electorate would vote f......more

Goodreads review by KiKi The #BookNerd on October 15, 2019

The Choice, by Claire Wade is a wonderfully insightful book with a focus on humanity, family and the chance to choose your own fate under extreme oppression. The Choice follows Olivia, the main character, as she lives in fear of a government the people chose. In a world where the people elected Prime......more

Goodreads review by Anna on August 17, 2020

This is probably 3.5 stars because I didn't enjoy the writing style, it came across as very chick-lit-y despite being a dystopian novel. The plot was interesting and it did feel like it was possible, although maybe less so towards the end. Despite the writing style I still found myself pretty grippe......more