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Indlæser... After the Flood: A Novel (original 2019; udgave 2019)af Kassandra Montag (Forfatter)
Work InformationAfter the Flood af Kassandra Montag (2019)
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Bliv medlem af LibraryThing for at finde ud af, om du vil kunne lide denne bog. Der er ingen diskussionstråde på Snak om denne bog. 4.3 ( ) Hmmmmmm.... In this story, Mother Nature has thrown the temper tantrum of all time & ninety percent of the earth's surface is now covered with water. Most terrestrial animals are extinct & most people have taken to the seas. Myra lives with her daughter Pearl in a boat her grandfather built, sailing from port to port, fishing to support themselves. When Myra earns that her eldest daughter, Row, kidnapped by her husband Jacob seven years earlier, might possibly be alive, she & Pearl embark on a journey to find her. The first impression I got from this novel when I started reading it was of an updated version of the movie Waterworld with a female protagonist (with way less interesting quirks). Which was pretty much what it is. One thing that was different though was you really think about what you would do in such a situation, how would you react? It also made me really glad (again) that I'm not a mum lol! I mostly enjoyed this book & seeing the relationships between different people but it was a little too close to reality for me to want to read it again. The author did a spectacular job describing the water laden landscape and the remaining settlements. (Although it was hard for me not to actively think of the movie “Waterworld”) I did have trouble with the boating terms, but a quick Google search helped me to understand them better. Montag also honestly portrayed Myra as not only a grieving mother but as a survivor. As a mother myself, I felt Myra’s anguish and hope alongside her, and the desperation and despair she felt when she was besieged by a setback. I often reflected on Myra’s actions and choices, and what I would do if I was in the same position. ingen anmeldelser | tilføj en anmeldelse
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A little more than a century from now, our world has been utterly transformed. After years of slowly overtaking the continent, rising floodwaters have obliterated America's great coastal cities and then its heartland, leaving nothing but an archipelago of mountaintop colonies surrounded by a deep expanse of open water. Stubbornly independent Myra and her precocious seven-year-old daughter, Pearl, fish from their small boat, the Bird, visiting dry land only to trade for supplies and information in the few remaining outposts of civilization. For seven years, Myra has grieved the loss of her oldest daughter, Row, who was stolen by her father after a monstrous deluge overtook their home in Nebraska. Then, in a violent confrontation with a stranger, Myra suddenly discovers that Row was last seen in a far-off encampment near the Artic Circle. Throwing aside her usual caution, Myra and Pearl embark on a perilous voyage into the icy northern seas, hoping against hope that Row will still be there. On their journey, Myra and Pearl join forces with a larger ship and Myra finds herself bonding with her fellow seekers who hope to build a safe haven together in this dangerous new world. But secrets, lust, and betrayals threaten their dream, and after their fortunes take a shocking--and bloody--turn, Myra can no longer ignore the question of whether saving Row is worth endangering Pearl and her fellow travelers. No library descriptions found. |
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