The Colony

"A well-worn literary trope in recent years has been to portray an alternative living community as a scary cult – especially prevalent in dystopian or climate fiction. Fewer books, however, portray these communities without judgment. The Colony sidesteps cliches, and while it doesn’t make every one of its characters likable, it does make this unlikely band of misfits comprehensible. Weaving together multiple storylines spanning 50 years, Annika Norlin creates an off-the-grid colony that may not have all the answers but offers its residents what modern life often can’t: connection and family."