Annabel - Lauren Oliver

Annabel

By Lauren Oliver

  • Release Date: 2012-12-26
  • Genre: Dystopian Fiction for Young Adults
Score: 4.5
4.5
From 58 Ratings

Description

Lena's mother, Annabel, has always been a mystery—a ghost in Lena's past. Until now.

Discover her secrets in Lauren Oliver's brilliant original digital story set in the world of New York Times bestsellers Delirium and Pandemonium.

Lena Halloway's mother, Annabel, supposedly committed suicide when Lena was only six years old. That's the lie that Lena grew up believing, but the truth is very different. As a rebellious teenager, Annabel ran away from home and straight into the man she knew she was destined to marry. The world was different then—the regulations not as stringent, the cure only a decade old. Fast forward to the present, and Annabel is consigned to a dirty prison cell, where she nurtures her hope of escape and scratches one word over and over into the walls: Love.

But Annabel, like Lena, is a fighter. Through chapters that alternate between her past and present, Annabel reveals the story behind her failed cures, her marriage, the births of her children, her imprisonment, and, ultimately, her daring escape.

Reviews

  • Favorite

    5
    By ErinChels
    Out of all the short stories this was my favorite one. I liked getting to see her moms story and how she escapes.
  • Amazing

    5
    By Midnight1992
    Even though it has not been released yet I already know its amazing! The story itself is amazing and it is really nice to see an author give so much to a great story line by writing other character perceptions for the audience to get a better feel for the story. Thank you Lauren Oliver, you are truly inspirational as some might also feel.