A review by fadeintodawn
Under the Harrow by Mark Dunn

3.0

This is one of the most original concepts I've encountered in some time. Imagine a society of 11,000 people in rural Pennsylvania, which believes it is fenced in to protect from a worldwide plague, that bases it's culture on an old encyclopedia britannica and the collected works of Charles Dickens. Some curious individuals have left the settlement, but any who return are automatically thrown into Bedlam for treatment and kept isolated. When a few citizens begin to unravel the true history of Dingley Dell, and realize its days might be numbered, the story turns into a modern conspiracy thriller told in the language of Dickens. It took awhile to get going, but eventually I was hooked.