![]() ![]() The girls live on their own in a cabin in a forest 32 miles from the city of Redwood, California. Eva, though older, is the more romantic of the two, a sensitive, sophisticated ballet dancer with a natural desire to live fully in the present and take advantage of all the beauty in the here and now. Not a day to celebrate, but a day to endure, just another "white square on a calendar that is almost out of dates." As Nell writes, she reveals her character: She is sensible, smart, and cautious. But this year, Christmas-and every other day-are markedly different. ![]() ![]() It is Christmas Day, prompting Nell to remember Christmases past, when her parents were alive and she and Eva would excitedly tear open their presents, followed by a family dinner, and then a gathering around a candlelit nativity scene. ![]() The book opens with 17-year-old Nell picking up pen and paper after not writing anything for many months. Told through Nell's journal entries, the girls' struggle unfolds as Nell recalls memories from a time before-a time when things like water and food and basic technology were not luxuries-and grapples with the possible future ahead…and all the hope and terror contained therein. Set in the woods of Northern California in the not-too-distant future, it is the tale of two teenage sisters, Nell and Eva, who must learn to survive on their own after the collapse of civilization. Into the Forest (1996) is a dystopian novel by American author Jean Hegland. ![]()
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