Far from Home

“Sunshine Coast author Ruth Rodgers (left) uncovers the forgotten history of 100,000 British “home children” in her new historical novel, Far From Home. FULL STORY

Bea Oertel

March 06th, 2025

A hundred years into the future after wars and drought have created food scarcity, the world has fallen under the control of a tyrannical regime that suppresses freedom and enforces conformity in Bea Oertel’s sci-fi fantasy novel, The Warehouse (FriesenPress $13.49). Teenager Kim escapes from a labour camp where her family has been held for ten years and finds a community of dissidents who have become self-sufficient. Joining their resistance, Kim learns to fight the government-created robots used to control citizens. Then she learns her sister is in a detention centre for brainwashing people. Can Kim save her sister before it’s too late? The Warehouse is Oertel’s first novel in “The New World” series. 9781038315236

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