A Pocket Watch, Spray Paint and Morphine How Viv the Librarian Weathers the Boom |
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Author:
| Lynne, Kimberly |
Editor:
| McHargue, AnnaMarie |
ISBN: | 978-1-948036-03-0 |
Publication Date: | Nov 2018 |
Publisher: | Yellow Wood Press
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Book Format: | Digital download |
List Price: | USD $2.99 |
Book Description:
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An unrecognizable Boom compels Viv, a retired librarian, out of her perfumed bubble bath. Dripping, confused, and curious, she soon finds the neighborhood emptier than her own nest. Her cherished husband is unreachable. Her geriatric spaniel is missing, as are all other creatures, except a single fish in a bowl. As though thrust into a post-apocalyptic novel from her library shelves, Viv, no doomsday prepper, scours her deserted town for answers. Instead, she finds disparate survivors...
More DescriptionAn unrecognizable Boom compels Viv, a retired librarian, out of her perfumed bubble bath. Dripping, confused, and curious, she soon finds the neighborhood emptier than her own nest. Her cherished husband is unreachable. Her geriatric spaniel is missing, as are all other creatures, except a single fish in a bowl. As though thrust into a post-apocalyptic novel from her library shelves, Viv, no doomsday prepper, scours her deserted town for answers. Instead, she finds disparate survivors as unprepared as she: a pregnant young wunderkind, a cagey physics professor, and a boy too reminiscent of her own lost son. Peril forges the group's initial antipathies into alliances, but an ominous change in climate tests their tenuous bonds, sparking a feud over how best to survive. Venturing to more hospitable lands means Viv abandons any chance of reuniting with her husband. But clinging to home and hope means losing a family for a second time. A Pocketwatch, Spray Paint, & Morphine is a quirky, soft science fiction debut fleshed out with Southern-flavored themes of kinship, tenacity, and the survive-at-all-costs spirit.