35

Realistic Fiction, Sci-Fi, Young Adult. Cult members kill themselves at age 35. Will young girls entering get out before it's too late? Will the 34-year-old leader have a change of "vision" now that his number is almost up?
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Society has become more enlightened. Sexism, racism, ableism, ageism, and so on have become a thing of the past. Violence is only something in movies. Sex-selective abortions have made males rare. And babies are rare generally, so the population is mostly older.

Most people are not affiliated with traditional religions, especially young people. There's a small, new religion, committed to equality, calling itself the "Age of Reason". Members wear grey robes, as a sign that equality is chief among their values. They worship the Earth Mother, to make up for centuries of patriarchal religion and the Savage Days' treatment of the environment. These are now mainstream, conventional beliefs. What's unconventional is that they have been accused of bigotry against 'persons of age': they do not welcome to anyone 35 or older.

Rose Clairmont is involved with them, and is intrigued by Paul, their leader. Estella, her best friend, was told she left to go to another school. But she discovers Rose is actually living on the cult compound. Estella joins, struck by the leader's magnetism.

Meanwhile, a young police woman named Natasha investigates the group's dangerous secrets.