Intrinsic: A Novel

For fans of Never Let Me Go and Station Eleven.A decade after the fall of the despotic President Ynna Reinoso Manalo, the Republic of Groves hopes for a brighter future. However, seventeen-year-old Anne Reynes, who recently returned from a reclusive treatment center, is less certain about hers.As Anne manages relationships with her influential family, makes friends, and searches for purpose, she battles recurring nightmares and a growing sense that she's being followed. Her world unravels further as forgotten childhood memories resurface, challenging everything she thought she knew.Intrinsic (Book 1 of The Intrinsic Trilogy) is a slow burn, provocative coming-of-age political saga that explores the fine line between dynasty and destiny.----France Pinzon is a writer and editor whose work has appeared in Rolling Stone Philippines and Mega. Her fiction explores consciousness, identity, and the moments that define selfhood.