The Walls of Flemington

by Juliette Rogasik

Adelene’s world is one of tranquility, luxury, beauty and youth. Yet beyond the manicured lawns, the ponds and trees, there stand the rigid Walls that lock out the black void of Outer Space. Aboard the vast Inceptum Fidelis, a generational spaceship bound to colonize another planet, there is no poverty, no war, no crime. Some have seen the Earth they left behind, some will see the Faraway World, and others—like sixteen-year-old Adelene—will know neither. They are the honored Middle Generation, sacrificed for the sake of humanity.
The journey will last 150 years.
Escape is unfathomable, and the mere thought of it, seditious. Erased from all memory sources by the totalitarian regime on the ship, every relic and information from the past is treasured in secrecy. As Adelene emerges out of the perfect childhood crafted for her, the dark secrets lurking behind the ship's seemingly flawless society begin to surface, and curiosity soon plunges her and her group of friends into a series of dangerous events and horrid truths.

212 pages, Kindle Edition

First published September 16, 2013

About the author

Juliette Rogasik is a young French author who writes exclusively in English. She was born in Paris, and grew up traveling consistently between Europe and the United States. She is currently studying Comparative Literature with Film Studies at King's College, London. Constant change and the discovery of multiple cultures is probably what shaped most of her writing and illustrations. Her passion for novel-writing started when she was 12 years old, but it was after spending eight months in an American suburban town in her third year of high school, at 17, that she decided to write The Walls of Flemington, her first published novel. The Walls of Flemington is a futuristic space adventure that somehow brings up the superficiality of Suburbia's carefully manicured perfection. Underneath, a homogenous consumer society walled in on itself, trapped in the monotonous boredom of conventionality. The Walls of Flemington was also inspired by Richard Adam's "Watership Down," a powerful fable on humanity—its vulnerability, fear of the unknown, constant search for "home"—and its struggle between the comfort of uniformity and the uncertainty of change.
Today, Juliette lives between New York and London.

Reviews

[Walter Terberg · Rating 4 out of 5]

Walls

The book was well written and worth reading. The beginning jumped around quite a bit and made it hard to keep track of the characters. It could use an editor to correct grammar and spelling errors. I look forward to the sequel.

[☆Joycedale☆ · Rating 3 out of 5]

A very interesting story but I didn't like the ending. It kind of just stopped, there's no resolution.

[patty bergemann · Rating 5 out of 5]

Enjoyable

Enjoyable pleasant surprise. A very good story. I liked everything about this book. Would recommend reading. Fast fun exciting story.