*I received this book as a free review copy.*

It is always evident when an author has fun writing a book. It is obvious in Nan Becklean’s debut that she writes with a great amount of love and investment in her story. As a result, you find yourself dragged in.

In a not so distant world the average life expectancy has about doubled. The impact that has on the United States economy and resources is nearly catastrophic. Enter the Heaven program which allows 85 year olds to enter and enjoy the last 10 years of their lives in luxury before mandatory disposal. In the midst of that scenario Becklean weaves romance, longing, redemption and even a bit of a murder mystery.

Becklean has done an admirable job of creating an engrossing story that at the same time takes American excess and the potential danger that it entails to task. Not the best book you will come across but not the worst either.