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Children of Men meets The Handmaid's Tale in this 'smartly written' and 'splendid' thriller about how far a mother will go to protect her son from a hostile world transformed by the absence of men (Stephen King).

Most of the men are dead. Three years after the pandemic known as The Manfall, governments still hold and life continues—but a world run by women isn't always a better place.

Twelve-year-old Miles is one of the last boys alive, and his mother, Cole, will protect him at all costs. On the run after a horrific act of violence-and pursued by Cole's own ruthless sister, Billie—all Cole wants is to raise her kid somewhere he won't be preyed on as a reproductive resource or a sex object or a stand-in son. Someplace like home.

To get there, Cole and Miles must journey across a changed America in disguise as mother and daughter. From a military base in Seattle to a luxu

Afterland

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    A Paperback / softback by Lauren Beukes

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      Publisher Mulholland Books
      Published 10 August 2021
      ISBN-13 9780316267854
      978-0316267854
      ISBN-10 0316267856
      Also in:
      Dystopian & Alternative History Fiction

      Description

      Book Synopsis
      Children of Men meets The Handmaid's Tale in this 'smartly written' and 'splendid' thriller about how far a mother will go to protect her son from a hostile world transformed by the absence of men (Stephen King).

      Most of the men are dead. Three years after the pandemic known as The Manfall, governments still hold and life continues—but a world run by women isn't always a better place.

      Twelve-year-old Miles is one of the last boys alive, and his mother, Cole, will protect him at all costs. On the run after a horrific act of violence-and pursued by Cole's own ruthless sister, Billie—all Cole wants is to raise her kid somewhere he won't be preyed on as a reproductive resource or a sex object or a stand-in son. Someplace like home.

      To get there, Cole and Miles must journey across a changed America in disguise as mother and daughter. From a military base in Seattle to a luxu

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