A better world : a novel
(Book)

In the near future, climate change and the crumbling of societal institutions have caused a Great Unwinding. The Farmer-Bowens are already struggling, but when Russell Bowen loses his job at the EPA, they are devastated. Pediatrician Linda doesn't make enough to pay the rent on their tiny apartment. Miraculously, Russell receives an offer at a company town, where every citizen is committed to helping the company work in exchange for an idyllic life. Linda, Russell, and their twin teenagers, Hip and Josie, are suspicious, but with no other options, they move into Plymouth Valley. They do their best to fit in with this new, strange community where no one swears, people are publicly shamed with hissing noises, and everyone is mandated to follow a religion called Hollow. While each of them finds a way to be accepted, the utopia doesn't last. The secrets of Plymouth Valley are exposed one by one.