{"product_id":"9781835982303","title":"The Tomorrow Project : A powerful work of speculative fiction for fans of Station Eleven and The End We Start From. by H Critchlow","description":"\u003ch2\u003eThe unmissable new speculative novel for fans of \u003ci\u003eStation Eleven\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe End We Start From\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Last of Us\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003ch2\u003eWhen the end comes, what will you wish you had done?\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn 2050s London, fear grips like a vice as a deadly virus sweeps the globe. The British prime minister tells her people to remain calm. A vaccine will be available soon, and as a precautionary measure children will be whisked away to undisclosed locations, kept safe until the storm passes.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMarianne, Downing Street press secretary, doesn't realise the futility until it is far, far too late. When the truth hits her, Marianne is forced to choose: stay with her family, or do whatever she can to help the doomed survive.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAs London falls, seven-year-old Maia is one of the last to escape the city. In an evacuation camp, she binds herself to Finn: in the absence of everything she knew, he becomes her everything.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eYet as the years roll on and hope fades, Maia sees the bubble of safety is also a prison. She realises there is only one choice: to leave the camp and find what remains on the outside.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAn utterly compelling and unforgettable tale of humanity, resilience and the lengths we will go to for love. \u003ci\u003eThe Tomorrow Project\u003c\/i\u003e is the stunning first novel from H Critchlow.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch2\u003ePraise for \u003ci\u003eThe Tomorrow Project\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cp\u003e'Powerful and disturbing' Harriet Tyce\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'Thrilling, heartbreaking, tense... I was immediately and incessantly caught up in it' James Delargy\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'Dark, vivid and beautifully written, \u003ci\u003eThe Tomorrow Project\u003c\/i\u003e is a poignant, immersive novel about a future that spools out in terrifying clarity. It's also a novel about bravery and hope - and it will make you cry' Rachel Wolf\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'A fresh, original novel with characters who linger and a propulsive plot. I inhaled it in twenty-four hours. Genuinely unputdownable' Niki Mackay\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'Critchlow has the ability to observe humanity at its worst  and heart-rending best. A worthy addition to the end-times dystopian canon' Jo Furniss\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'A heady mix of heartache and hope, love and loss, in a world that's splitting at the seams... I couldn't come up for air till I turned the last page' Robert Rutherford\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'A terrifying glimpse into a possible world' Sarah Moorhead\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'Masterful. A beautifully written parable of hope, love and humanity, it will live with me for a very long time' Rob Parker\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'A heartbreaking, vividly imagined tale of love and survival at the end of the world... a triumph of storytelling' Clare Leslie Hall\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'A deeply moving and beautifully written novel about loss and hope with a propulsive plot that will keep you turning the pages' Victoria Selman\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'A haunting and powerful read' \u003ci\u003eWoman's Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBinding: Paperback","brand":"Gardners","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56420054270325,"sku":"9781835982303","price":13.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0612\/7193\/3106\/files\/9781835982303.jpg?v=1764605206","url":"https:\/\/backstory.london\/products\/9781835982303","provider":"Backstory","version":"1.0","type":"link"}