When the lights go out, the real test is not how long people can survive.
It is what they become while they are surviving.
In the small Lincolnshire town of Caistor, Tom Fletcher is expecting nothing more dramatic than a summer beer festival, a few local mishaps, and another ordinary weekend among familiar faces.
Then the power fails.
Phones stop working. Roads clog. Rumours spread faster than facts. At first, people wait for help, for answers, for the old world to switch itself back on.
But as days become weeks, and weeks become something far more permanent, Caistor must learn to survive without the systems everyone once took for granted.
Food has to be shared. Water has to be found. Strangers have to be judged. Trust has to be earned. And every decision, no matter how small, begins to shape the kind of community that will remain.
Tom never wanted to be a leader. He is not a hero, not a soldier, not a man with all the answers. But in a world suddenly stripped back to its essentials, being a good neighbour may matter more than anything else.
Slow-burning, humane and quietly gripping, When the Lights Went Out is a hopeful post-apocalyptic novel about survival, community, fear, kindness, and the ordinary people who keep going when the world they knew has gone.
For readers who enjoy grounded British apocalypse fiction, small-town survival stories, and character-led tales of rebuilding after collapse.
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Paperback. Etat : new. Paperback. When the lights go out, the real test is not how long people can survive.It is what they become while they are surviving.In the small Lincolnshire town of Caistor, Tom Fletcher is expecting nothing more dramatic than a summer beer festival, a few local mishaps, and another ordinary weekend among familiar faces.Then the power fails.Phones stop working. Roads clog. Rumours spread faster than facts. At first, people wait for help, for answers, for the old world to switch itself back on.But as days become weeks, and weeks become something far more permanent, Caistor must learn to survive without the systems everyone once took for granted.Food has to be shared. Water has to be found. Strangers have to be judged. Trust has to be earned. And every decision, no matter how small, begins to shape the kind of community that will remain.Tom never wanted to be a leader. He is not a hero, not a soldier, not a man with all the answers. But in a world suddenly stripped back to its essentials, being a good neighbour may matter more than anything else.Slow-burning, humane and quietly gripping, When the Lights Went Out is a hopeful post-apocalyptic novel about survival, community, fear, kindness, and the ordinary people who keep going when the world they knew has gone.For readers who enjoy grounded British apocalypse fiction, small-town survival stories, and character-led tales of rebuilding after collapse. This item is printed on demand. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability. N° de réf. du vendeur 9798187106523
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Paperback. Etat : new. Paperback. When the lights go out, the real test is not how long people can survive.It is what they become while they are surviving.In the small Lincolnshire town of Caistor, Tom Fletcher is expecting nothing more dramatic than a summer beer festival, a few local mishaps, and another ordinary weekend among familiar faces.Then the power fails.Phones stop working. Roads clog. Rumours spread faster than facts. At first, people wait for help, for answers, for the old world to switch itself back on.But as days become weeks, and weeks become something far more permanent, Caistor must learn to survive without the systems everyone once took for granted.Food has to be shared. Water has to be found. Strangers have to be judged. Trust has to be earned. And every decision, no matter how small, begins to shape the kind of community that will remain.Tom never wanted to be a leader. He is not a hero, not a soldier, not a man with all the answers. But in a world suddenly stripped back to its essentials, being a good neighbour may matter more than anything else.Slow-burning, humane and quietly gripping, When the Lights Went Out is a hopeful post-apocalyptic novel about survival, community, fear, kindness, and the ordinary people who keep going when the world they knew has gone.For readers who enjoy grounded British apocalypse fiction, small-town survival stories, and character-led tales of rebuilding after collapse. This item is printed on demand. Shipping may be from our UK warehouse or from our Australian or US warehouses, depending on stock availability. N° de réf. du vendeur 9798187106523
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