The Testament of Jessie Lamb is the story of Jessie Lamb (believe it or not). Jessie lives in a world where humans are dying out. Every human is infected with a deadly virus which is activated when a woman become pregnant. This means that no new babies can be born and Jessie's generation will be the last humans if a solution isn't found. Jessie wants to save the world, and she will go to any lengths to do it. 
 This book is listed as a contemporary novel but it actually reads much more like Young Adult fiction. That's not to say it was bad, in fact I enjoyed it quite a lot, but for an adult novel it wasn't especially sophisticated. I liked Jessie quite a lot. She had a real sense of morality, not just where it came to the virus but also with other issues which we can see in the real world today- for example the greenhouse effect, or feminism. I liked how she had her principles and she would stick to them no matter what. It was sad to see what happened to her but also somehow right. 
 I wonder about the biblical references in this book. There are the Noah's who are a bit like evangelical Christians (or should I say the stereotypical evangelical Christians) but then there is a certain biblical parallel to Jessie herself. (view spoiler)[She sacrifices herself for the world in the same way Jesus did, and her surname is lamb like lamb of God. (hide spoiler)]