Road Out of Winter: An Apocalyptic Thriller (Original)

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2021 winner of the Philip K. Dick AwardA 2020 The Rumpus Book Club Selection&“Blends a rural thriller and speculative realism into what could be called dystopian noir…. Profoundly moving.&”—Library Journal, starred reviewIn an endless winter, she carries seeds of hopeWylodine comes from a world of paranoia and poverty—her family grows marijuana illegally, and life has always been a battle. Now she&’s been left behind to tend the crop alone. Then spring doesn&’t return for the second year in a row, bringing unprecedented, extreme winter.With grow lights stashed in her truck and a pouch of precious seeds, she begins a journey, determined to start over away from Appalachian Ohio. But the icy roads and strangers hidden in the hills are treacherous. After a harrowing encounter with a violent cult, Wil and her small group of exiles become a target for the cult&’s volatile leader. Because she has the most valuable skill in the climate chaos: she can make things grow.Urgent and poignant, Road Out of Winter is a glimpse of an all-too-possible near future, with a chosen family forged in the face of dystopian collapse. Both gripping and lyrical, Stine&’s vision is of a changing world where an unexpected hero searches for where hope might take root.&“Richly imagined, deeply moving and unthinkably offers hope in a world that uncannily resembles ours…. Gloriously well-written.&” —Ms. MagazineAnd don't miss the next literary speculative novel from Alison Stine, TRASHLANDS, coming October 2021.
Copyright:
2020

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Book Quality:
Publisher Quality
Book Size:
320 Pages
ISBN-13:
9781488056499
Related ISBNs:
9780778309925
Publisher:
MIRA Books
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Copyrighted By:
Alison Stine
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No
Language:
English
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No
Categories:
Literature and Fiction, Science Fiction and Fantasy
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Bookshare Staff
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