We went to the woods : a novel

Title
  1. We went to the woods : a novel / Caite Dolan-Leach.
Published by
  1. New York : Random House, [2019]
  2. ©2019
Author
  1. Dolan-Leach, Caite

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Description
  1. 352 pages : illustrations; 25 cm
Summary
  1. "They went off the grid. Their secrets didn't... Certain that society is on the verge of economic and environmental collapse, five disillusioned twenty-somethings make a bold decision: They gather in upstate New York to transform an abandoned farm, once the site of a turn-of-the-century socialist commune, into an idyllic self-sustaining compound called the Homestead. Louisa spearheads the project, as her wealthy family owns the plot of land. Beau is the second to commit; as mysterious and sexy as he is charismatic, he torments Louisa with his nightly disappearances and his other relationships. Chloe, a dreamy musician, is naturally able to attract anyone to her - which inevitably results in conflict. Jack, the most sensible and cerebral of the group, is the only one with any practical farm experience. Mack, the last to join, believes it's her calling to write their story - but she is not the most objective narrator, and inevitably complicates their increasingly tangled narrative. Initially exhilarated by restoring the rustic dwellings, planting a garden, and learning the secrets of fermentation, the group is soon divided by slights, intense romantic and sexual relationships, jealousies, and suspicions. And as winter settles in, their experiment begins to feel not only misguided, but deeply isolating and dangerous. Caite Dolan-Leach spins a poignant and deeply human tale with sharp insights into our modern anxieties, our collective failures, and the timeless desire to withdraw from the world"--Publisher description.
Subject
  1. Communal living
  2. Isolation > Fiction
  3. Triangles (Interpersonal relations) > Fiction
  4. Communal living > Fiction
  5. Psychological fiction
  6. Young adults > Fiction
  7. Novels
  8. Interpersonal relations > Fiction
  9. FICTION / Literary
  10. FICTION / Coming of Age
  11. FICTION / Friendship
Genre/Form
  1. Psychological fiction.
  2. Novels.
Call number
  1. JFE 19-8673
Author
  1. Dolan-Leach, Caite, author.
Title
  1. We went to the woods : a novel / Caite Dolan-Leach.
Publisher
  1. New York : Random House, [2019]
Copyright date
  1. ©2019
Edition
  1. First edition.
Type of content
  1. text
Type of medium
  1. unmediated
Type of carrier
  1. volume
LCCN
  1. 2018042712
ISBN
  1. 9780399588884 hardcover
  2. 0399588884 hardcover
Research call number
  1. JFE 19-8673
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