From the author of the #1 international bestseller The History of
Bees, a captivating new novel about the threat of a worldwide water
shortage as seen through the eyes of a father and daughter. In
2019, seventy-year-old Signe sets out on a hazardous voyage to
cross an entire ocean in only a sailboat. She is haunted by the
loss of the love of her life, and is driven by a singular and
all-consuming mission to make it back to him. In 2041, David flees
with his young daughter, Lou, from a war-torn Southern Europe
plagued by drought. They have been separated from their rest of
their family and are on a desperate search to reunite with them
once again, when they find Signe's abandoned sailboat in a parched
French garden, miles away from the nearest shore. As David and Lou
discover personal effects from Signe's travels, their journey of
survival and hope weaves together with Signe's, forming a
heartbreaking, inspiring story about the power of nature and the
human spirit in this second novel from the author of the
"spectacular and deeply moving" (New York Times bestselling author
Lisa See) The History of Bees. Praise for The History of Bees:
'Fans of Cloud Atlas and Never Let Me Go will love The History of
Bees' Good Housekeeping 'Dystopian and electric, this book is set
to blow minds everywhere' Stylist 'Haunting and poignant ... an
important and wonderful book' Dave Goulson, bestselling author of
Bee Quest 'Spectacular and deeply moving. Lunde has elegantly woven
together a tale of science and science fiction, dystopia and hope,
and the trials of the individual and the strengths of family' Lisa
See, New York Times bestselling author 'Such is the genius of debut
novelist Maja Lunde that her tale of three eras-the long past, the
tenuous present and the biologically damned future-is strung on the
fragile hope of the survival of bees' Jacquelyn Mitchard, New York
Times bestselling author 'As a lover of honeybees and a fan of
speculative fiction, I was doubly smitten by The History of Bees.
Maja Lunde's novel is an urgent reminder of how much our survival
depends on those remarkable insects. It is also a gripping account
of how-despite the cruelest losses-humanity may abide and
individual families can heal' Jean Hegland, author of Into the
Forest 'By turns devastating and hopeful, The History of
Beesresonates powerfully with our most pressing environmental
concerns. Following three separate but interconnected timelines,
Lunde shows us the past, the present, and a terrifying future in a
riveting story as complex as a honeycomb' Bryn Greenwood, New York
Times bestselling author 'Here is a story that is sweeping in scope
but intimate in detail' Laura McBride, author of We Are Called to
Rise
General
Imprint: |
Scribner UK
|
Country of origin: |
United Kingdom |
Release date: |
October 2019 |
Authors: |
Maja Lunde
|
Dimensions: |
234 x 153 x 25mm (L x W x T) |
Format: |
Paperback - Trade
|
Pages: |
416 |
Edition: |
Export/Airside |
ISBN-13: |
978-1-4711-7552-7 |
Categories: |
Books >
Fiction >
General & literary fiction >
Modern fiction
|
LSN: |
1-4711-7552-9 |
Barcode: |
9781471175527 |
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