Lured by rumours of tropical sanctuary, a
disparate group of men and women escape their inhospitable exile to seek
freedom, in a near future where civilization has collapsed. A cataclysmic,
clarion-call climate-change thriller from one of the world's leading
environmental scientists...
Civilisation is collapsing. Frustrated and
angry after years of denial and inaction, a 'government of youth' has taken
power in North America and deemed all those older than a prescribed age
responsible for the current state of the world, and decreed they should be
'relocated', their property and assets confiscated.
David Ashworth, known by his friends and
students as Teacher, and his wife May, find themselves among the thousands
being moved to ‘new accommodation' in the abandoned southern deserts – thrown
together with a wealthy industrialist and his wife, a high court lawyer, two
recent immigrants to America, and a hospital worker. Together, they must come
to terms with their new lives in a land rendered unrecognisable.
As the terrible truth of their situation is
revealed, lured by rumours of a tropical sanctuary where they can live in
peace, they plan a perilous escape. But the world outside is more dangerous
than they could ever have imagined. And for those who survive, nothing will
ever be the same again...
Review:
This was an incredible book and I was hooked from start to finish. I
cannot imagine a world in which younger generations would openly blame and the
older generations for global warming and the demise of the planet, however, I
think books like this can come as a warning to us all to take some action and
change our ways.
David’s journey is a hard one and I really appreciated the changes of
timeline to current day and the past as it broke up the harshness with hope. At
first I found David slightly weak, as if he has given up, but the love for his
wife and hope for better life spurred him on.
This is exactly the sort of book I enjoy, enough to be fiction but also
enough to come as a warning to what could happen if we don’t open our eyes to
reality. And it is exactly the sort of book, everyone should read and kids
should be taught about at secondary school.
Thank you to TBConFB and the author for access to this book.
Rating: 5/5
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