{"product_id":"9781857988215","title":"Earth Abides by George.R. Stewart","description":"In this profound ecological fable, a mysterious plague has destroyed the vast majority of the human race.  Isherwood Williams, one of the few survivors, returns from a wilderness field trip to discover that civilization has vanished during his absence.   Eventually he returns to San Francisco and encounters a female survivor who becomes his wife. Around them and their children a small community develops, living like their pioneer ancestors, but rebuilding civilization is beyond their resources, and gradually they return to a simpler way of life.   A poignant novel about finding a new normal after the upheaval of a global crisis.\u003cbr\u003eBinding: Paperback \/ softback","brand":"Gardners","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56313094406517,"sku":"9781857988215","price":10.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0612\/7193\/3106\/files\/9781857988215.jpg?v=1762825364","url":"https:\/\/backstory.london\/products\/9781857988215","provider":"Backstory","version":"1.0","type":"link"}