Gone To The Forest by Katie Kitamura [Paperback]

This novel is set on a struggling farm in a colonial country on the verge of civil war. The story centers on Tom and his domineering father, who have lived together in a tense and emotionally strained relationship since the death of Tom's mother ten years earlier.

Their fragile routine is disrupted when a young woman named Carine arrives. Her presence creates a complicated web of affection, desire, and conflict, deepening the already existing tensions between father and son.

At the same time, the country is descending into political chaos. A devastating volcanic eruption becomes the catalyst that transforms simmering unrest into open revolution. As violence and upheaval spread, Tom, his father, and Carine are forced to confront difficult questions about loyalty, love, family, and whether their old way of life can survive in a rapidly changing world.