Product Description

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.

About the Author

PAUL THEROUX is the author of many highly acclaimed books. His novels include _A Dead Hand_ and The Mosquito Coast, and his renowned travel books include Ghost Train to the Eastern Star and _Dark Star Safari_. He lives in Hawaii and on Cape Cod.