Member Review

Sutcliffe has created a playful but insightful look at the current trend for being 'green'. Luke's summer holidays are uprooted by the powerful decision of his sister to take a stand with the environmentalist occupiers over the road. What starts out as a teasing caricature of 'hippie' conservationism and alternative life choices - plenty of wholesome food and bongos - develops into an investigation into the decisions that we make and the lifestyles that we adopt and pursue with little consideration of why. By focusing on a single family Sutcliffe is able to illustrate how very singular personal preferences can end up having a massive impact. Without being preachy, the novel is able to convey the urgency of the climate change agenda and the need for all of us to take a stand, no matter how small or out of character. I highly recommend this humorous book filled with teenage rebellion, vegetarianism and eco warrior sabotage..