From the author of the acclaimedThe Girl Belowcomes a stunning novel of one womans attempt to outrun the destiny that is predicted for her, moving from a remote New Zealand commune in the waning days of 1970s free-love experimentation to the heady music scene of 1980s London. Gaialands, a bucolic vegan commune in the New Zealand wilderness, is the only home fifteen-year-old Poppy has ever known. Its the epitome of 1970s counterculturea place of free love, hard work, and high idealsat least in theory. The reality is complicated and sometimes fraught, especially as its children reach adolescence. Poppy is drawn to handsome sixteen-year-old Lukas, whos increasingly skeptical of Gaialands and the adults who shape its rules. To help heal the communes energy, new arrival Shakti harnesses her divination powers in a Predictions ceremony. All of Gaialands teenagers receive a card outlining their futures. Poppy, predicted to find her true love overseas, joins Lukas when he follows his dream of starting a punk rock band first in Auckland and then on to London, where punk has given way 80s pop and hair metal. Struggling simply to survive as they navigate the citys squats, pubs, and burgeonin...From the author of the acclaimedThe Girl Belowcomes a stunning novel of one womans attempt to outrun the destiny that is predicted for her, moving from a remote New Zealand commune in the waning days of 1970s free-love experimentation to the heady music scene of 1980s London. Gaialands, a bucolic vegan commune in the New Zealand wilderness, is the only home fifteen-year-old Poppy has ever known. Its the epitome of 1970s counterculturea place of free love, hard work, and high idealsat least in theory. The reality is complicated and sometimes fraught, especially as its children reach adolescence. Poppy is drawn to handsome sixteen-year-old Lukas, whos increasingly skeptical of Gaialands and the adults who shape its rules. To help heal the communes energy, new arrival Shakti harnesses her divination powers in a Predictions ceremony. All of Gaialands teenagers receive a card outlining their futures. Poppy, predicted to find her true love overseas, joins Lukas when he follows his dream of starting a punk rock band first in Auckland and then on to London, where punk has given way 80s pop and hair metal. Struggling simply to survive as they navigate the citys squats, pubs, and burgeoning clubs, she and Lukas drift apart. Poppy finds a life that looks very like the one her prediction promised, but is it the one she truly wants? And if not, can she define her own happiness, even if it takes her in unanticipated directions? The Predictions is a mesmerizing, magical novel of fate, love, mistakes, and finding your place.(展開)
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