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Andra (novel)

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Andra
First edition
AuthorLouise Lawrence
LanguageEnglish
PublisherCollins
Publication date
1971

Andra is a 1971 science fiction novel, the first novel by English writer Louise Lawrence.[1]

In 1976 it was made into a children's television program by ABC Television.

Plot

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The book was set 2000 years from now, after the world was destroyed by war leaving the earth knocked off its rotation and the ground above to become a desolate frozen wasteland with everyone that survived living below the ground in underground cities.

The main story revolves around Andra, a teenage girl who has a terrible accident and has to have a brain graft operation to survive. However, the only donor available was a young man that lived and died in 1987. After the operation her life is totally changed; she becomes a rebel, fighting against the rigid laws that rule society underground in Sub City One and the totalitarian authority that rules over life and death of any individual.

Television series

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References

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  1. ^ Book page at Louise Lawrence website
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