Then - Couverture rigide

Myerson, Julie

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Couverture rigide

ISBN 10 : 0224093754 ISBN 13 : 9780224093750

Editeur : Jonathan Cape, 2011

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It was 9.22, the moment everything stopped. First there was the burning in the air, then came the darkness, the fire, and finally the frost.

One woman - uncertain even of her own name - is fighting to stay alive in a frozen, wasted London. Along with a handful of fellow survivors, she seeks refuge in an abandoned skyscraper in the City. But spectres stalk the empty offices and soon visions of a broken world emerge. Then creates an enduring apocalyptic vision as it hurtles towards its shattering conclusion and a final, horrifying act of betrayal.

'Crossing ingeniously into multiple genres, from science fiction to psychological suspense, Then is an addictively readable feat of imagination. Myerson transforms London into a raw, alien landscape whose few flashes of familiarity are themselves terrifying. A vivid, involving book I couldn't wait to get back to' Lionel Shriver

'Julie Myerson offers a haunting twist on Armageddon... A chillingly persuasive vision of emotional hell' Adrian Turpin, Financial Times

'This is writing that takes the breath away and a book that describes a descent into hell. Be warned: the ending is absolutely agonising. The last sentence breathtaking. I cannot praise this staggeringly accomplished work highly enough' Sunday Express

Pr�sentation de l'�diteur :

It was 9.22, the moment when everything stopped. First there was the burning air, then came the darkness, the fire, and finally the frost.

Now, in a frozen, wasted London, a woman - uncertain even of her own name - is fighting to stay alive. Along with a small group of fellow survivors, she takes refuge in an abandoned skyscraper in what was once the financial centre. But spectres stalk the empty offices and endless corridors, and soon visions of a forgotten world emerge, a world of broken love and betrayal, and horrific, shocking mercies - a world more traumatic even than the desolate present.

Then is a novel of singular invention and bravery. With it, Julie Myerson has created an echo chamber of the heartbreaking and the terrifying, and an enduring apocalyptic vision.

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