Leave the World Behind - Rumaan Alam
Leave the World Behind - Rumaan Alam
A holiday rental. A sudden knock at the door. The end of the world...or something like it.
Amanda and Clay escape to a luxury house on Long Island with their children, hoping for quiet. Late that night, the owners arrive unannounced, claiming there’s been a blackout in the city. The Wi-Fi is down. Phones don’t work. The television shows fragments of catastrophe. No one knows what’s happening.
It might sound like a disaster novel but actually its more a study of how quickly civility fractures when certainty disappears.
It's unnerving, and quietly philosophical. There are no clear answers, no cinematic explosions...Instead, the dread seeps in slowly.
Format: Large Paperback
Publisher: Bloomsbury
Page count: 241
ISBN: 9781526633095
Origin: USA
Condition: NEAR NEW
Condition Notes
NEW
Unread. No markings, creases or wear. Essentially as new.
NEAR NEW
Looks unread or very lightly read. No obvious flaws.
VERY GOOD
Gently read. May show light shelf wear or a faint crease, but clean and solid
WELL LOVED
Clearly read and enjoyed. May include creases, small marks or edge wear. Still perfectly readable and held together
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