Escapade

by Alex Green

A future world is ruled by women living in high-tech cities, while men have been banished to rural communities because of their violent nature. Rebellious teenager Evelyn runs away to join the men and is befriended by Sky, a boy of her own age. Pursued by the women’s security guards, they escape into the wild. They attempt to reach a coastal town where they hope to find safety, but on the way must overcome many dangers – from pursuing guards, a band of violent, rogue males, and a creature living in a labyrinth of caves. And at their destination, their hopes of safety are shattered…

232 pages, Kindle Edition

Published June 15, 2022

About the author

Alex Green is the author of the critically acclaimed poetry collection Emergency Anthems, as well as the novels The Adventure Teen All-Stars, Malraux and the Midnight Organ Fight and The Heart Goes Boom. He's also the author of The Stone Roses, which is part of the 33 1/3 series on seminal rock and roll albums. He is the Founder of Stereo Embers Magazine and the host of the weekly program Stereo Embers: The Podcast. A native of California, Alex currently teaches in the English Department at St. Mary's College of California, where he also served as the Distinguished Visiting Writer in Non-Fiction in 2011.

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