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''Darkly unsettling'' Guardian
''Intoxicating dark, heady, lyrical' Daily Telegraph
''Terrifying and inventive'' Observer

In a world devastated by antimicrobial resistance, two survivors are thrown into crisis when a woman washes ashore on the remote island where they live

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Years after complete antibiotic resistance has resulted in the loss of most human life on earth, Kit and Crevan eke out an existence on a remote island. Under a collapsing castle, they spend their days in an underground bunker packed with emergency stores, venturing out only at night. They are safe.

One evening a woman washes ashore, nearly drowned. Crevan wants to keep her alive, but Kit isn't so sure.

The new arrival will implode Kit and Crevan's world with dire and fatal consequences, churning up the waters of the past and unearthing secrets they have kept from each other and from themselves. Wh

Whether Violent or Natural

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    A Paperback by Natasha Calder

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      Publisher Bloomsbury
      Imprint Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
      Published 5 September 2024
      ISBN-13 9781526653703
      978-1526653703
      ISBN-10 1526653702
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      Description

      Book Synopsis

      ''Darkly unsettling'' Guardian
      ''Intoxicating dark, heady, lyrical' Daily Telegraph
      ''Terrifying and inventive'' Observer

      In a world devastated by antimicrobial resistance, two survivors are thrown into crisis when a woman washes ashore on the remote island where they live

      __________________________

      Years after complete antibiotic resistance has resulted in the loss of most human life on earth, Kit and Crevan eke out an existence on a remote island. Under a collapsing castle, they spend their days in an underground bunker packed with emergency stores, venturing out only at night. They are safe.

      One evening a woman washes ashore, nearly drowned. Crevan wants to keep her alive, but Kit isn't so sure.

      The new arrival will implode Kit and Crevan's world with dire and fatal consequences, churning up the waters of the past and unearthing secrets they have kept from each other and from themselves. Wh

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