The End We Start From

'Extraordinary. Megan Hunter's prose is exquisite, her depiction of a world descending into chaos is frighteningly real, and yet, it is her portrayal of motherhood - that tender-terrifying experience of bringing a child into a world - that has remained with me. I read it in one sitting, and was deeply moved' Hannah Kent, author of Burial Rites
'Exceptional, alarming and beautiful. It still echoes months after I finished reading it' Evie Wyld, author of All the Birds, Singing
'I can't remember ever having read a novel quite as sparing or as daring, or one that delivers so mighty an impact from such delicate materials. Moving, wistful and compelling' Jim Crace, author of Harvest
'Strange and powerful, and very apt for these uncertain times. Hunter has a poet's understanding of how to make each word count' Tracy Chevalier, author of Girl With a Pearl Earring
'A haunting meditation on the persistence of life after catastrophe. I loved it' Emily St John Mandel, author of Station Eleven
'Fierce, sorrowful, and spiked with moments of bright joy' Rowan Hisayo Buchanan, author of Harmless Like You
'A beautiful, timely book about survival shot through with hope and humanity' Lisa Owens, author of Not Working