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D’aussi loin qu’elle se souvienne, Gemma a vécu d’hôpital en hôpital. Adolescente solitaire, surprotégée par ses parents à cause de sa santé fragile, sa vie se réduit maintenant à sa maison, son école et ses échanges avec sa seule amie, April. Mais quand elle découvre que le nom de son père est associé au mystérieux institut Haven, qui d’après la rumeur abriterait des expériences scientifiques monstrueuses, Gemma décide de quitter le sanctuaire qu’elle a toujours connu et de se rendre sur l’île d’Haven pour découvrir ce qu’il s’y passe réellement…Lyra - ou numéro 24 – n’est pas humaine, c’est une reproduction. Pour elle, le monde se limite à Haven, aux savants et infirmières qui s’occupent d’elle. Le jour où l’île devient le théâtre d’une terrible explosion, Lyra s’échappe. À l'extérieur des murs de l'Institut, elle découvre un monde qu'elle n’avait jamais soupçonné et rencontre Gemma. Ensemble, elles essaient de lever le voile sur les mystères de Haven, et les secrets qui leur seront révélés vont changer leur vie pour toujours...

Gemma has been in and out of hospitals since she was born. 'A sickly child', her lonely life to date has revolved around her home, school and one best friend, Alice. But when she discovers her father's connection to the top secret Haven research facility, currently hitting the headlines and under siege by religious fanatics, Gemma decides to leave the sanctuary she's always known to find the institute and determine what is going on there and why her father's name seems inextricably linked to it.

Amidst the frenzy outside the institute's walls, Lyra - or number 24 as she is known as at Haven - and a fellow experimental subject known only as 72, manage to escape. Encountering a world they never knew existed outside the walls of their secluded upbringing , they meet Gemma and, as they try to understand Haven's purpose together, they uncover some earth-shattering secrets that will change the lives of both girls forever...

Replica is a “flip book” that contains two narratives in one, and it is the first in a duology. Turn the book one way and read Lyra’s story; turn the book over and upside down and read Gemma’s story. The stories can be read separately, one after the other, or in alternating chapters. The two distinct parts of this astonishing novel combine to produce an unforgettable journey. Even the innovative book jacket mirrors and extends the reading experience.