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'A survivalist tale in the darkest days of the Anthropocene.'
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The Last Woman in the World
Sydney
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Hachette Australia
,
2021
22587240
2021
single work
novel
thriller
'AFTER THE FIRES. AFTER THE VIRUS. THEY CAME. A remarkable literary novel from the multi-award-nominated Australian writer
'It's night, and the walls of Rachel's home creak as they settle into the cover of darkness. Fear has led her to a reclusive life on the land, her only occasional contact with her sister.
'A hammering on the door. There stand a mother, Hannah, and her sick baby. They are running for their lives from a mysterious death sweeping the Australian countryside.
'Now Rachel must face her worst fears: should she take up the fight to help these strangers survive in a society she has rejected for so long' (Production summary)
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Book Review : The Last Woman in the World, Inga Simpson
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