| Author: | Paul Theroux | ISBN: | 9780547525174 |
| Publisher: | HMH Books | Publication: | June 1, 2006 |
| Imprint: | Mariner Books | Language: | English |
| Author: | Paul Theroux |
| ISBN: | 9780547525174 |
| Publisher: | HMH Books |
| Publication: | June 1, 2006 |
| Imprint: | Mariner Books |
| Language: | English |
In a breathtaking adventure story, the paranoid and brilliant inventor Allie Fox takes his family to live in the Honduran jungle, determined to build a civilization better than the one they've left. Fleeing from an America he sees as mired in materialism and conformity, he hopes to rediscover a purer life. But his utopian experiment takes a dark turn when his obsessions lead the family toward unimaginable danger.
This book features a teaser chapter from Theroux’s dazzling The Lower River.
In a breathtaking adventure story, the paranoid and brilliant inventor Allie Fox takes his family to live in the Honduran jungle, determined to build a civilization better than the one they've left. Fleeing from an America he sees as mired in materialism and conformity, he hopes to rediscover a purer life. But his utopian experiment takes a dark turn when his obsessions lead the family toward unimaginable danger.
This book features a teaser chapter from Theroux’s dazzling The Lower River.
