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Creation Lake.
Rachel Kushner
Creation Lake by Rachel Kushner is the story about a woman working as an undercover operative (alias Sadie Smith) for private, secretive, wealthy clients. Her current assignment is to infiltrate and undermine a left-wing farming group in a rural region of France that is out to subvert the government's efforts to divert river waterways and create a huge watershed to be controlled by mega corporations for profit. During the course of completing the initiative, Sadie encounters an elderly philosopher guru for the anarchist farm group.
Everything changes for Sadie as she embraces his teachings. The result is a crisis of self-doubt leading to a shift in her view of herself in relation to those around her. The writing is crisp and the characters are true. This was a great read.
Review by Barry Novick
October 17, 2024
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