![]() ![]() ![]() Her fingers have a life of their own when she works with thread and cloth. But the council takes her in because they know of her talent. Once her mother dies, she finds herself alone with only the friendship of an eight-year-old boy to sustain her. Kira was born 'damaged' and would have been left to die if her mother had not refused to let her go. ![]() Only food, shelter and procreation figure with any importance in their lives. The lives of her people are governed by strict rules (as were the lives of the characters in The Giver) and their technological level is very low. Kira, the heroine of Gathering Blue, lives in a brutish, dog-eat-dog kind of village. One of the most important things in both books is the concept of memory and holding on to the past.ĭifferent communities find different ways to cope with life in the world of the future. Lowry never says, and it never really matters), civilization begins to rebuild. ![]() After a great collapse (perhaps a terrible war? Ms. The Giver is one of those and her recently released related book, Gathering Blue, is another.īoth are tales of a future world where our modern day society is barely even a distant memory. She has a subtle way of creating stories that stay with you for a long, long time. Lois Lowry's books never fail to make you think. ![]()
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