I've posted in other forums looking for this, but no joy. Here goes:
It was a YA book, I read it in hard back in the 80s. I think it was by a woman writer. The front cover showed the main character with a mane of coloured hair.
In the book, people are mostly like sheep, following rules in life without thinking. But the main character and a small few others are able to think freely (and must try to hide this.)
One scene involved an escalator where one person failed to step off and others fell on top of her because they didn't have the initiative not to step over her.
I think the main character escaped the city and joined a group of free thinkers.
And that's it. All I can remember. Anyone...?
It was a YA book, I read it in hard back in the 80s. I think it was by a woman writer. The front cover showed the main character with a mane of coloured hair.
In the book, people are mostly like sheep, following rules in life without thinking. But the main character and a small few others are able to think freely (and must try to hide this.)
One scene involved an escalator where one person failed to step off and others fell on top of her because they didn't have the initiative not to step over her.
I think the main character escaped the city and joined a group of free thinkers.
And that's it. All I can remember. Anyone...?