They have the house in no small part thanks to her parents, especially her Mom who has the post of running all of Prospera. Proctor Bennett lives in Prospera with his brilliantly successful fashion designer wife Elisa, in a house abutting the ocean. While they get to have children and live relatively more normalized human lives, discontent flares sparking everything from religious fervor to deep, rising rebellion against the ruling class. Never mind all the profoundly dissatisfied workers who live in The Annex, and cross over by shuttle each day for thankless and poorly paid work keeping Prospera running- from housekeepers to groundskeepers to sewage control. Each citizen lives out long, fulfilling lives until they deteriorate to the point that they opt to return to the Nursery to be recycled into a new life, memory-free. They get assigned guardians to act as parents, and immediately get enrolled in university to tease out their unique attributes. All Prosperians arrive to the island from The Nursery, a separate nearby and foreboding island, as teens. 5 stars Cronin transports us to the mysterious island of Prospera, a secluded utopia, where super talented and creative adults live steeped in idyllic lives – productive careers, evenings out infused with cultural events and fine dining, and marriage contracts that only run for 15 years to keep things fresh.
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