The release date for the English version of 'Into the Forest' by
Jean Hegland is Jan 1998. If you enjoy this novel, it is available for buy as a paperback from Barnes & Noble or Indigo, as an ebook on the Amazon Kindle store, or as an audiobook on Audible.
Currently a major motion picture, Into the woodland is a vividly conceived book set in the near future that centers on the bond between two adolescent sisters who live alone in their woodland house in Northern California.
Nell and Eva fight to live as civilization fails around them, more than 30 miles from the closest town and many miles from their closest neighbor. No one incident foreshadows the downfall of civilization. It still surprises people when the lights goes out and gas is unable to be obtained, even if there are rumors of an impending war and turmoil in Congress. The sisters use up what little is left in the home as they wait for the electricity to come back on. But as they approach maturity, they are forced to reevaluate their roles in society, as well as their ties to the environment and one another.
Into the Forest is a gripping and thought-provoking book about hope and despair set in a terrifyingly realistic near-future America that is reminiscent of Margaret Atwood's A Handmaid's Tale.
Commendation for Into the Forest
"[A] beautifully written novel that is frequently deeply moving." — Chronicle of San Francisco
"Into the Forest is a work of extraordinary power, insight, and lyricism that is simultaneously a passionate celebration of life and love and an urgent warning." —The Chalice and the Blade author Ryane Eisler
The reader is drawn in from the outset by the narrative's feeling of crisis and the narrator's clear, sincere voice. An really excellent contribution to a genre that is typified by George Orwell's 1984's extremely high standards. Publishers Weekly gave it a star.
"Excellent writing." — Reviews by Kirkus
"This exquisitely crafted tale encapsulates the fundamental essence of the sisterly bond: the intense battle to remain loyal to oneself, only to discover that genuine power originates from their shared experiences." —Sisters co-author Carol Saline
"[A] fine first novel...[Jean Hegland's] sense of character is firm, warm, and wise." —John Keeble, Yellowfish author