Overview
Years after complete antibiotic resistance has brought about global devastation, Kit ekes out an existence on a remote island alongside the taciturn Crevan, who has more recently fled the mainland. With once-curable diseases running riot, desperate measures are in place there: Those not yet infected are given experimental vaccines, and those for whom itās already too late are culled. But Kit and Crevan are safe, protected on their island by a collapsing castle that holds a greenhouse and a well-stocked bunker within its ruins.
When a woman washes ashoreānear drowned but clinging to lifeāthe question of her fate threatens the fragile balance of Kit and Crevanās isolated world. While Crevan wants to keep her alive, Kit isnāt so sure. And thereās more to wrestle with: Kit and Crevan each have secretsāsecrets they have been keeping both from each other and from themselves. As the crisis brought about by the drowned womanās appearance consumes them, the fictions of their shared existence crumble, and the truth begins to emerge.
Whether Violent or Natural is a startlingly original and thrilling novel for readers of Susanna Clarkeās Piranesi, Shirley Jacksonās We Have Always Lived in the Castle, and Emily St. John Mandelās Station Eleven. In the tenseness of its plotting, the gradual unfolding of truth, and in the strange and gripping intensity of its narratorās voice, Whether Violent or Natural is an intelligent, unputdownable novel that welcomes a huge new talent to the genre.
This book title, Whether Violent or Natural (A Novel), ISBN: 9781419764660, by Natasha Calder, published by The Overlook Press (June 27, 2023) is available in hardcover. Our minimum order quantity is 25 copies. All standard bulk book orders ship FREE in the continental USA and delivered in 4-10 business days.
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