WYNDHAM,JOHN — The Chrysalids

Canada, The House of Grant. 1958, First Thus. (ISBN: 0460905589) Hardcover. Ill.: Peter Edwards. Book, 'The Chrysalids is a novel by John Wyndham about a post-apocalyptic world where all mental and physical abnormalities are ritualistically purged.In the community of Waknut it is believed mutants are the products of the Devil and must be stamped out. When David befriends a girl with a slight abnormality, he begins to understand the nature of fear and oppression.When he develops his own deviation, he must learn to conceal his secret .After being outed as telepathic, David and several of his friends must flee" Canadian school edition with notes and questions by E.J.Holt. 225p. illus[ B & W]. Fine.