Format: Hardback

Publisher: Collins (1994)

Pages: 180

Imagine a world without poverty, war or pain. A world where everything is comfortable and familiar - a world where everything is the same. No colour, no music. In such a world, Jonas is selected to be the next Receiver of Memory and is apprenticed to the Giver, an old man who stores memories from the Community's past. As Jonas learns about violence and sadness, as well as beauty and joy, he discovers the sinister truth behind his safe existence.

Simply and beautifully written, the Giver is a thought-provoking look at utopian society.