'The ultimate gated community is a human being with a closed mind.' JG
Ballard
In Dubai there's a new world of high-luxury resorts emerging for the
super-rich--but at what price to everyone else?Lea, Roy and their 15
year-old daughter Cara live in a gated community reserved for foreign
workers. Roy has been hired to deal with teething problems at Dream
World, a futuristic beach complex. In the oppressive heat, the wives
appear happy to follow behind their husbands, cooking and arranging tea
parties, but Lea finds herself a virtual prisoner in a land where
Western women are regarded with indifference and suspicion.
At least there are a few friendly outsiders who don't enjoy the
conformity of the ex-pat community--until one night, when the most
outspoken one dies in a suspicious accident. It's the first in a string
of terrible occurrences that divide the foreign workers. Lea's
neighbours start to blame migrants, locals and even each other.
Lea is convinced that deliberate acts of cruelty are being
committed--but is there a real threat to her life, or is she becoming
paranoid? And what if what she fears most is really happening? What
happens in a world where only the rich are important? Welcome to a
future that's five minutes away, where rebellion against conformity can
lead to the unthinkable...
