Author Marissa Dike's new book "The Sky Looked the Same" is a searing tale of rash decisions, retribution, and regret for a sixteen-year-old sixty years in the future
Recent release "The Sky Looked the Same" from Page Publishing author Marissa Dike is a riveting work of fiction introducing Mia, a high school student who makes a fatal mistake in the year 2088 while trying to protect her friend from the savage beatings he had endured at the hands of bullies. She is not sentenced to prison, but condemned to be medically aged thirty years-- a punishment never before attempted and fraught with untold risk; as her body fails, her existence is confined to the richness of her mind and offers her heartbreaking insight to those left behind.
DAYTON, Ohio, March 2, 2022 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Marissa Dike, a musician, composer, and writer currently residing in Ohio with her husband, two daughters, and two cats who enjoy licking the butter off her toast every morning, has completed her new book "The Sky Looked the Same": a gripping and potent novel that keeps the pages turning until its poignant conclusion.
What is one year of human life worth?
In the not-so-distant future, criminals are no longer given lengthy prison sentences. Instead, they must surrender years of their lives by subjecting themselves to an artificial aging medical procedure that leaves them older, broken, and despondent. Sixteen-year-old Mia suddenly finds herself convicted of a horrific crime, and she knows that her life will be cut drastically short. Having always wanted to be a writer and knowing that she will never get the chance to be one, she begins to urgently document everything in a journal, hoping that someone will find it someday and give her life just a little bit of purpose. As she fills the pages with a combination of profound observations and dull everyday minutiae, Mia begins to slowly accept the person that she has both become and been turned into, finding beauty in unlikely places and ultimately realizing that she simply wants what everybody wants: to figure out what humans—and life itself—are really made of.
Published by Page Publishing, Marissa Dike's engrossing book is an excellent choice for avid YA and futuristic fiction readers.
Readers who wish to experience this engaging work can purchase "The Sky Looked the Same" at bookstores everywhere, or online at the Apple iTunes Store, Amazon, Google Play, or Barnes and Noble.
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