The world that Gabrielle demonstrates to him, the ‘other world’ contrasts sharply with Lucien's ideas of reality. Jack, his mentor, makes you feel very uncomfortable with his strengthening control exactly as you are meant to. There are good descriptions of life at House of Earth and Lucien is an interesting narrator. The environmental message that OC Leroux teaches is undoubtedly true, just ask Greta and it is very relevant reading during COP26. Well, they call themselves a collective or a commune but of course it evolves into a cult. When Lucien meets Gabrielle from the town and a number of incidents occur at the commune, this leads him to begin to question everything he formerly holds to be true. From 9/11 onwards things begin to change at the House of Earth such as security tightening. Innocent Lucien and his mama live a narrow existence with this environmentalist group. Jack is his mentor, he teaches him to live in harmony with nature, to resist negative energy, to protect the earth and the planet. Who exactly is OC? From the age of six, Lucien attends the House of Earth in Mater, New York State. When 9/11 strikes Lucien is 12, ‘OC was right’ says Mama. ‘We are building the future, the only future’ and they will inherit it. 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. 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. 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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