Unable to remain silent any longer, Lucien will soon discover that looking for answers at House of Earth may be the most dangerous rule he can break. Continuing to meet Gabrielle in secret only reinforces his gnawing fear that something about his world is terribly wrong. New rules are put in place, and anyone who violates them is asked to leave and never spoken of again.Īs forbidden questions pile up, Lucien’s willingness to obey weakens. Slowly, things begin to change at House of Earth. He has published two previous books, Demolition Night and The Prince, and his journalism and essays have appeared in a wide variety of outlets, including the New York Times, the Nation, the Guardian, and the New Yorker. But when his youthful curiosity draws him into town and to Gabrielle, a public-school student living a life wholly different from his own, Lucien’s inquisitiveness about life beyond the commune and questions regarding the events of 9/11 threaten to unbalance everything he thought he knew. Ross Barkan is a novelist and journalist from New York City. It’s where Lucien is taught the importance of living in harmony with nature and building a peaceful and sustainable future. Lucien has everything he needs: a loving mama, a library full of books, and House of Earth, a private school nestled safely in the woods of upstate New York. In this coming-of-age thriller, a twelve-year-old boy’s spark of courage to question the harmonious wooded commune he calls home may burn down more than just his own illusions.
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