Rachel's Story - by Leigh Russell (Paperback)

Book Synopsis

In a world where food is scarce, the government rules and ordinary people only exist to serve, can there ever be happiness?

As a child, living in a post-apocalyptic world, the only person Rachel can rely on is her mother. But when her mother is killed, Rachel is initiated into The Programme where selected young girls are medicated to make them fertile. Fearing for her future, Rachel escapes. But freedom comes at a price and Rachel must navigate through a terrifying landscape of persecution to survive. What is on the other side of the city wall? Will the repressive government hunt her down? One thing is certain. Rachel's world will never be the same again...

Discover a completely gripping dystopian saga today. Rachel's Story is the perfect read for readers of women's fiction as well as for fans of dystopian novels, such as Margaret Atwood's The Handmaid's Tale.

What readers are saying about Rachel's Story: "A gripping new dystopian novel, perfect for fans of The Handmaid's Tale." "Intriguing and really clever." "Oh my goodness this was amazing" "Loved all the characters and really enjoyed the book and the atmosphere"

Leigh Russell is also the internationally bestselling author of The Geraldine Steel Series and the stand-alone psychological thrillers, Suspicion and The Adulterer's Wife.

About the Author

Leigh Russell, author of the internationally bestselling Geraldine Steel crime series, has sold well over a million books worldwide. Her novels have been translated into Chinese, French, German, Italian, and Turkish. Reaching #1 on Kindle, her books have been selected as Best Fiction Book of the Year by the Miami Examiner, voted Best Crime Fiction Book of the Year in Crime Time, a Top Read on Eurocrime and shortlisted for the John Creasey New Blood CWA Dagger Award, long listed for the CWA Dagger in the Library Award, and a finalist for the People's Book Prize. Leigh studied at the University of Kent, gaining a Masters degree in English. She serves on the board of the Crime Writers Association, chairs the Debut Dagger Judges, and is a Royal Literary Fellow.