![]() ![]() In Vermont, preacher Charles Whitlock begs his followers to keep faith as drought dries their wells and their livestock starve. Confined inside by the unseasonable weather, thousands of famine refugees stream past her door. In Switzerland, Mary Shelley finds dark inspiration. But worse is yet to come: as the ash cloud rises and covers the sun, the seasons will fail. Once a paradise, the island is now solid ash, the surrounding sea turned to stone. Sent to investigate, ship surgeon Henry Hogg can barely believe his eyes. ![]() Mount Tambora explodes in a cataclysmic eruption, killing thousands. 'A VIVID SLICE OF HISTORICAL FICTION' Sunday Express ![]() 'VIVIDLY REALISED' The Times 'A VISION OF THE PAST AND A VISION OF THE FUTURE' Irish Times 'SKILFUL' Sunday Times 'RICH, INTRICATE, IMPRESSIVELY REALISED' Observer 'SUPERB.BEAUTIFULLY WRITTEN.UNFORGETTABLE' FT Weekend 'A STRIKINGLY SHARP AND SUBTLE WRITER' Guardian 'Rich in voice, beautifully told' HWA SHORTLISTED FOR THE HWA GOLDEN CROWN 2020 ![]()
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