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The blue book of Nebo / Manon Steffan Ros ; translated from the Welsh by Manon Steffan Ros.

Steffan Ros, Manon, (author,, translator.).

Summary:
"Winner of the 2018 National Eisteddfod Prose Medal and the 2019 Llyfr y Flwyddyn (Wales Book of the Year) After nuclear disaster, Rowenna and her young son, Dylan, are among the rare survivors in rural northwest Wales. Left alone in their isolated hillside cottage, after others have died or abandoned the towns and villages, they must learn new skills in order to remain alive. With no electricity or modern technology they must return to the old ways of living off the land, developing new personal resources. While they become more skilled and stronger, the relationship between mother and son changes in subtle ways, as Dylan must take on adult responsibilities, especially once his baby sister Mona arrives. Despite their close understanding, mother and son have their own secrets, which emerge as in turn they jot down their thoughts and memories in a found notebook. As each reflects on their old life and the events since the disaster which has brought normal, twenty-first century life to an end, their new-found maturity and sense of purpose contrast not only with their old selves but also with new emotional challenges when Mona sickens and dies. In this touching prize-winning and best-selling new novel, Manon Steffan Ros not only explores the human capacity to find new strengths when faced with the need to survive, but also questions the structures and norms of the contemporary world"-- Provided by publisher.

Record details

  • ISBN: 9781646051007
  • ISBN: 1646051009
  • Physical Description: 151 pages ; 22 cm
  • Edition: First edition.
  • Publisher: Dallas, Texas : Deep Vellum Publishing, 2021.
Subject: Nuclear accidents > Wales > Nebo (Gwynedd) > Fiction.
Dystopias > Fiction.
Mothers and sons > Fiction.

Available copies

  • 3 of 3 copies available at SPARK Libraries.

Holds

  • 0 current holds with 3 total copies.
Show Only Available Copies
Location Call Number / Copy Notes Barcode Shelving Location Status Due Date
Exeter Community Library STE (Text) 33249025316526 Fiction Available -
North Wales Area Library F Ros (Text) 35410000800029 NWAL Fiction Available -
Reading Public Library RPL - Main Sci-Fi Steffan Ros (Text) 33223008730920 Science Fiction Available -


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