Author's Website
About the Author: Ms. Lepucki is a graduate of Oberlin College and the University of Iowa Writers’ Workshop, and is the founder and director of Writing Workshops Los Angeles. She is also known in book circles as a writer for The Millions, a highbrow literary website.
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Read-a-Likes
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World Made by Hand by Howard James Kunstler
The Handmaid's Tale by Margaret Atwood
Toward the End of Time by John Updike
Into the Forest by Jean Hegland
Discussion Questions:
What do you think happened to cause the breakdown of modern society in this novel?
What made the Miller's commit suicide?
Have you ever had a relationship that could withstand the pressures of isolation that Frida and Cal's marriage is subject to?
What does the group stand for? What are they opposed to?
When Frida and Cal left their homestead what kind of world did you expect them to find?
How realistic is the authors vision of the future? Do you think society will devolve this way?
How does the author depict gender roles in the novel? Do you think these roles make sense given the nature of the society?
