by Jenni Fagan
First published 2001
In November 2020, the world freezes. An iceberg drifts toward Scotland as climate catastrophe intensifies. Dylan arrives in the Highlands, carrying his family's ashes and seeking a new beginning after loss. He finds Constance and her twelve-year-old daughter Estella living in a caravan, surviving by scavenging landfills and preparing for the worst. As temperatures plummet and London empties, these unlikely companions form a fragile community at the edge of survival. When the ultimate environmental disaster threatens, they'll discover the strength of chosen family against an indifferent, collapsing world.
Genres: literary-fiction, 21st-century, environmental-science, climate-change, contemporary-romance, apocalyptic
Vibes: atmospheric, emotional, intimate, thought-provoking
Tropes: chosen-family, fish-out-of-water
Setting: Highlands, London, Scotland
Period: 2020
272 pages · Hardcover · Hogarth