2nd Floor Conference Room
\nThis mon th we will be reading The Sleeping Land by Ella Alexander. \;
\nLess than two years after the collapse of the Soviet Union\, three junior archeologists and their gloryh ound advisor arrive at a remote cave in the heart of the Siberian wilderne ss to carry out the first extensive Western dig on Russian soil since the execution of the Czar.
\nSurrounded by a looming forest wit h eerie silences and flickering shadows\, Valerie\, Kit\, and Mark begin t heir dig under the eccentric and charismatic guidance of the venerable Geo rge Auberon. The excavation yields fascinating discoveries\, and excitemen t grows among the team\, but George&rsquo\;s true motivations soon reveal themselves to be much less noble than he originally let on.
\nAs eac h member of the party grapples with the complexities and the challenges of the dig\, going deeper into the cave\, a strange feeling sets in. Are the y really alone out there? Or has George&rsquo\;s paranoid ambition gotten to them?
\nA powerful debut with vast imaginative range\, The Sleepi ng Land introduces a cast of memorable characters who must face a terrifyi ng question: who controls the past when it comes back to life?
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