New Wilderness
Cook, DianeIn response to toxic pollution and overpopulation, the only hope for reversing the declining health of Bea's five-year-old daughter Agnes, is to join a group of volunteers taking part in an experiment to study how humans interact with nature. They are to live in the Wilderness State, the normally prohibited, last remaining untamed land, and are to follow the Manual and the edicts of the Rangers, but most importantly, leaving no trace of their existence on their surroundings.
Provocative and unsettling, this well-researched story asks those difficult questions: what will a person do to survive and just what is our place in the natural world?
Pages
395
395
Year
2020
2020
Reviews
02-12-2024
A difficult issue to discuss, covering many points of interest, including social change, family dynamics, power, and the use and abuse of power. A pity this was in small print with quite pale printing. Not everyone could read it because of this.
25-09-2024
Some were able to suspend disbelief and appreciate the tenor of this book. Others couldn't abide it. But nevertheless, great discussion.
18-06-2024
Some enjoyed, some definitely did not. Disjointed and a lot left to the imagination. Complex mother/daughter relationship. Provoked good conversation. Good enough but not amazing.
13-04-2023
This book really divided and created a really good discussion. The overriding consensus was that the book was less about the environment and more about relationships, with most finding the nomadic lifestyle portrayed too unrealistic.