The Last of Us
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Publishing Details
The Last of Us
By (Author) Rob Ewing
HarperCollins Publishers
The Borough Press
26th April 2016
United Kingdom
Classifications
General
Fiction
Classic fiction: literary and general
Adventure / action fiction
Family life fiction / Stories about family
Dystopian and utopian fiction
Narrative theme: coming of age
Narrative theme: sense of place
823.92
Physical Properties
Paperback
320
Width 153mm, Height 221mm, Spine 24mm
390g
Description
Selected for the QI Book of the Year Award, 2016
'Gripping and utterly believable' IAN RANKIN, Guardian Books of the Year
A story about the strength and fragility of human nature.
Rob Ewing's writing is powerful, compassionate and brilliant.
I absolutely loved it JOANNA CANNON, the author
of THE TROUBLE WITH GOATS AND SHEEP
The island is quiet now.
On a remote Scottish island, five children are the only ones left. Since the Last Adult died, sensible Elizabeth has been the group leader, testing for a radio signal, playing teacher and keeping an eye on Alex, the littlest, whose insulin can only last so long.
There is shopping to do in the houses they havent yet searched and wrong smells to avoid. For eight-year-old Rona each day brings fresh hope that someone will come back for them, tempered by the reality of their dwindling supplies.
With no adults to rebel against, squabbles threaten the fragile family they have formed. And when brothers Calum Ian and Duncan attempt to thwart Elizabeths leadership, it prompts a chain of events that will endanger Alexs life and test them all in unimaginable ways.
Reminiscent of The Lord of the Flies and The Cement Garden, The Last of Us is a powerful and heartbreaking novel of aftershock, courage and survival.
Reviews
Ewing does a fantastic job of making us feel like children again not carefree, but lost in a confusing world replete with dangers over which we have little control Guardian
An amazing book of courage and survival a book about memory, friendship and hope. It's the kind of book that made me want to wake my children from their beds, just to kiss them and whisper that I love them. A tremendous novel I absolutely loved it Claire Fuller, author of Our Endless Numbered Days
Ewing succeeds brilliantly. Be warned: youll feel well and truly wrung-out after reading this, but youll also hold your loved ones that little bit closer The Scotsman
A beautiful, heartwarming story of survival and strength . . . an original piece of work, one which grips the reader to the very end The Press and Journal
Author Bio
Rob Ewing is a GP and lives on a small island off the Scottish coast. His poetry and short fiction have been published by New Writing UK, New Writing Scotland, and performed on BBC Radio. This is his debut novel.
