Author:Robert Edric
It is the not too distant future. The Gulf Stream has ceased and the climate is plunged into turmoil. England has changed.
Civil Servant Quinn is dispatched to conduct an audit on a remote plot of land up North, designated for a brand new model town. But he swiftly realises how inflammatory his presence is when confronted by those on the sharp end of the new reality: Owen, a suicidal farmer whose livestock has been destroyed after a slew of viruses; Winston, a disillusioned journalist with a gallery of photos that show the truth about the site; and Pollard, the local man of God whose faith is up for sale.
But it is Anna, Quinn's sometime girlfriend, in charge of filling the dead cattle pits, who faces the deepest abyss of all. As the heavens open once again, the mountains of toxic soil that surround the site slowly begin to shift, and Quinn will face the ultimate test of his integrity.
Grips the breader from the start with the constant threat of imminent danger, though it is not a conventional thriller, mainly avoiding violence or melodrama and making the nightmare ordinary
—— John Spurling , The Sunday TimesBlack, gripping and superbly told
—— The TimesThis is his 19th novel and - against some hot competition - one of his very best
—— IndependentA carefully thought-out picture of a bleak future that works as a critique of the present
—— GuardianOnce again, Edric shows himself to be one of Britain's finest storytellers
—— Good Book GuideEdric's story grips the reader from the start
—— The Sunday TimesA superb exploration of what could happen. Gripping from beginning to end
—— Bookbag.co.ukIntensely moving. Both entertaining and deeply serious
—— Evening StandardAn enjoyable, solid, gothic fantasy offering
—— fantasybookreviews.co.ukHugely enjoyable and highly recommended.
—— lovevampires.coma literal fairytale romance which keeps you gripped until the very end.
—— xrebelangelx.blogspot.comA lovely book, beautiful to look at and a captivating story. Goodman has a superb way of drawing you into her world, the magic within is subtle, enchanting enough to weave a spell over the reader without causing you to suspend belief.
—— wordandpiece.wordpress.com
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