An Observer Chapter Book of the Month A Times Children’s Book of the Week
A unique story of hope that’ll make you laugh and cry in equal measure, from the acclaimed author of No Man’s Land and Joe All Alone.
I’m sorry about everything I said. I didn’t mean it.
You think it will be silent when it rises.
But it comes in a thunder and rush, a clatter and clanking of cars smashing on lampposts and the sides of fried chicken shops, of things in the water that should be on land.
When the unthinkable happens to the planet, two ragtag groups of kids on opposite sides of England beat the odds and escape death. But they soon realise that the only way to be truly safe is to seek a place they’ve only heard about in stories. As their treacherous journeys unfold, can they Birdy Arbuthnot’s Year of Saying Yes help each other survive – even when the world is ending around them?
笑与泪交织的末日希望故事，在毁灭中看见人性的光芒与联结！
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本书卖点：
·独特治愈内核：末日题材却不压抑，以“绝望中的希望”为核心，笑与泪交织，探讨人性联结与共同体的意义，传递温暖与力量。
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