Product Description
An unusual novel - the debut long form work from Ní Dhuibhne , published by Attic Press in 1990 .
Perhps best classed as SF - this is a post ( near) apocalyptic view of a wasteland Ireland, set at an undated time in the early 21st century.
A series of reactor explosions accidently set off makes Ireland a wasteland in perpetual ash and desolation, like Pompeii without the casts of human figures in the ruins. Most of Britain was similarly destroyed; much of Western Europe is partially underwater, as is most of the Americas; Africa fares not much better.
Robin, a paleo-archeologist, returns to the former site of the beach resort town south of what was Dublin, in Bray, for an excavation. With her are a cranky assistant, Karen, and a two eccentric volunteers, Karl & Jenny. They're all from Sweden, whose wise environmental stewardship, cautious mentality, and lucky climate enabled its cosseted citizens to survive the Incident. (The Bray House has its moments of inspiration. The basic premise, from a book written in 1990, seems more relevant than ever: global warming and ecological disasters push many nations into choosing nuclear energy to keep their consumer economies going).
This copy is in a plastic Ryco bookjacket ( removable) - there is slight spine lean, and moderte page tanning, the final 5-6 pages hsow a wayer stain ' tidemark' The book is also signed , but has no bookshop stamp or similar denoting a signed copy, not dedicated.