The Encircled, Johanna Gleise

I was fifteen and, bent to this rigid world, had yet to live. Then I met the Circle: a secret, illegal, committed, united... and completely mad group. When I decided to join, I didn't think it would take me so far. A coming-of-age novel with a futuristic backdrop, set in a dark and offbeat Provence, "Les Encerclés" blends adrenaline and philosophy to draw us into a frantic quest for the absolute and freedom. Take the plunge, enter the Circle...