Star-Crossed
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In an oppressive society where the government is ageist against the young, Alice and Tom live in the Skyscraper, as breeders: selected to provide children to keep the race going. The rest of the population are 50 or over, due to an injection given at birth. Alice and Tom are deeply in love, but as is protocol, the officials at the Skyscraper have chosen Alice's husband, Louis - someone Alice has no feelings for whatsoever. But when Alice and Tom get closer, Alice must make a decision. A decision that will either change her life, or end it. But then, the course of true love never did run smooth...
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