The End We Start From

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Review ------ The End We Start From is a beautifully spare, haunting meditation on the persistence of life after catastrophe. I loved it. (Emily St. John Mandel, author of Station Eleven) A of distilled story . . . engrossing, compelling and finally hopeful (Naomi Alderman, author of The Power, winner of the 2017 Baileys Women's Prize for Fiction) Extraordinary . . . The End We Start From is reminiscent of Cormac McCarthy’s The Road . . . Megan Hunter’s remarkable debut novel feels like the other half of the story (Financial Times) Powerful . . . an uplifting celebration of the reality of motherhood in the face of terrifying global disaster (Daily Mail) I'll be recommending this book for years to come. Utterly brilliant, hugely important. Here's the thing: it's perfect. (Nathan Filer, author of Costa Prize-winning The Shock of the Fall) A stunning tale of motherhood. Megan has crafted a striking and frighteningly real story of a family fighting for survival that will make everyone stop and think about what kind of planet we are leaving behind for our children (Benedict Cumberbatch) A short, haunting story about the end of days, sparse, beautiful and heroic (Evie Wyld Observer) Extraordinary . . . a spare, futuristic fable about a brand-new mother navigating a flooded world (Vogue) Virginia Woolf does cli-fi . . . tender and tremendous (Independent) Extraordinary . . . it is her portrayal of motherhood - that tender-terrifying experience of bringing a child into a world - that has remained with me. I read it in one sitting, and was deeply moved. (Hannah Kent, author of Burial Rites and The Good People) Book Description ---------------- The mainland is on fire, they say in so many words. After the flood, the fire. I am losing the story. I am forgetting.