Tattoo
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- £2.99
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- £2.99
Publisher Description
A mysterious young woman appears in a cynical age. Why is she here… and will she survive long enough to achieve her purpose?
Judgment Day was not as advertised. Instead of fire and wrath, our histories suddenly began to appear as tattoos on our skin. No one could hide their past deeds anymore, unless they visited an illegal tattoo artist, who could replace their sins with unmarked skin.
Years later, a young woman appears, entirely unmarked. No one knows what her appearance means, but a small band of people find themselves drawn to her, ready to set off on a quest whose purpose is as unknown as the young woman’s past.
"Beautifully haunting" - Publisher's Weekly (starred review)
A 2018 Foreword INDIES Finalist
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
Rene (I Once Knew Vincent) pours emotion into carefully chosen visuals in this beautifully haunting tale of lives written on skin. Jane is a young woman in Dallas, Tex., and an anomaly. After Judgment Day, every person's skin is permanently tattooed, from birth, with their complete life story, from the good times to the darkest secrets, all there for the world to see. Some daring tattoo artists do the highly illegal work of helping people rewrite some of the more difficult parts of their lives; altering a tattoo alters the wearer's memory as well. Jane, however, is a completely blank canvas, inspiring both fear and adoration in all who encounter her. There's no past that she remembers and no future she can think of until she crosses paths with five very different people who become her protectors. Jane's story, told in reverse chronological order from the protectors' varying viewpoints, is the catalyst for deeper introspection and an examination of life in a so-called perfect world where there are no secrets. A surprise plot twist adds a wonderful sense of depth, inviting readers to question what they know of the story and characters, and leaving them with a sense of wonder and of slight disquiet.
