The butterfly and the flame
By: Dana De Young
Publisher: iUuniverse
Published: 2011
Place of publication: Bloominton, IN
Language: eng
Number of pages: 403
ISBN-13: 9781450288774; 9781450286503
Subjects: Regression (Civilization); Gay youth; Dystopias; Homophobia; Transgender youth; Fiction
Notes: "In the year 2404, America is no more. In a land ruled by the oppressive theocracy known as the Dominion of Divinity, being gay is a capital offense, adultery is punished with the lash, women are forbidden to work, and forced marriages are common.  Fifteen-year-old Emily La Rouche faces an impossible choice. On her sixteenth birthday, she will be forced to marry Jonathan Marsh, the son of her landlord. If she refuses, her family will lose everything. If she takes his hand, it is certain that her life will end by a hangman's noose in front of an angry mob. All because Emily has been hiding an enormous secret for years-she was born a boy. As the wedding approaches, Emily's parents realize the only way that she will be safe is if she is to escape the Dominion"--P. [4] of cover.