Evergreens

''Heartbreakingly beautiful... so much more than a novel—it’s a how-to guide for appreciating the preciousness of life in all its imperfect and transient beauty'' Christina Dalcher, bestselling author of VOX What if you could stay young forever? What if you never had to grow old? Ben has no qualms about signing up for the Evergreens project, a controversial new trial. But are the promises of life without ageing too good to be true? Sophie has no doubt that they are. And sixty-five years down the line, she gets the chance to find out. With Ben in hospital, unresponsive and ageing rapidly before her very eyes, can Sophie uncover the dark secret at the heart of the Evergreens project – and save Ben’s life in the process? ''A sweeping tale about what it is to be human; heartbreaking and affirming'' Bethanys Bookshelf