Into the Forest by Jean Hegland – $21.00
Everyone in the P’lovers’ Book Club loved this novel and for some, it became their favourite read so far.
This gripping novel follows two sisters, one 17 and one 18, who live outside of a city and on the edge of a forest as the world they have known begins to disintegrate. As a result of their mother’s illness and their father’s traumatic injury. they are suddenly alone. When the nearby city loses power, fuel and food, the two sisters have to learn how to cope with circumstances they could never have imagined.
The words of every sentence ring true as they build tensions; provide thoughtful insights; showcase resourcefulness, courage, and love; and continuously surprise the reader. . One reviewer said that this novel “challenges the reader to imagine the choices available should our technology fail us” – this is an understatement!!
The next book is A Year by the Sea – by Joan Anderson
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