Lush
Lush by Anne-Marie Yerks, published by Odyssey Books on November 15, 2020, is a young adult fiction novel that explores the life of eighteen-year-old Isla in a historical reenactment community known as Naudiz, set in a future America. As she performs the traditions of her Mennonite ancestors for tourists, Isla grapples with her aspirations and the possibilities that lie ahead. Her journey takes a turn when a new schoolteacher recognizes her potential and recruits her as a CREIA cadet, leading her to the enigmatic Library of Ages.
In this edition, readers will discover Isla’s challenges as she navigates the dark secrets of the CREIA, where girls are drawn into a hallucinogenic reality and face a sinister fate. With her best friend Esme and a powerful tincture from her brother, Isla confronts the dangers that threaten her future. The narrative delves into themes of environmental healing and personal growth, as Isla’s connection to nature and the emergence of new love guide her toward understanding her place in a world on the brink of transformation. This 262-page novel invites readers to reflect on the balance between tradition and the promise of a lush future.
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Eighteen-year-old Isla lives in Naudiz, a historical reenactment community in a future America. Contracted by the government to perform the traditions of her Mennonite ancestors for tourists, she loves her family but wonders where life could take her.
A new schoolteacher spots Isla’s potential as a CREIA cadet, making her one of many girls recruited to visit the closely guarded Library of Ages. There are rumors that girls who go to the CREIA never return, but Isla is armed with a powerful tincture from her brother’s workshop and has her best friend Esme by her side.
She soon learns the dark secrets hidden in the CREIA’s beautiful campus. The girls are assessed for a sinister destiny and forced to become dream addicts, forever lost in a hallucinogenic reality. When it seems there is no hope left, Isla’s connection to nature and the chance at a new love reveal that the key to the future lies in the past. Sifting among the ruins, she finds herself standing up to answer the question all Citizens want to know: Where will they go as the Earth begins to heal from environmental destruction, growing into a lush land full of promise?
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