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The high house

"Francesca is Caro's stepmother, and Pauly's mother. A scientist, she can see what is going to happen. The high house was once her holiday home; now looked after by locals Grandy and Sally, she has turned it into an ark, for when the time comes. The mill powers the generator; the orchard is carefull...

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Main Author: Greengrass, Jessie, 1982- (Author)
Format: Books Print Book
Language:English
Published: New York, NY : Scibner, an imprint of Simon & Schuster, Inc., 2022.
Edition:First Scribner hardcover edition.
Subjects:
Families > Fiction.
Climatic changes > Fiction.
Life change events > Fiction.
Preparedness > Fiction.
Survivalism > Fiction.
Self-actualization (Psychology) > Fiction.
Apocalyptic fiction.
Dystopian fiction.
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Summary:"Francesca is Caro's stepmother, and Pauly's mother. A scientist, she can see what is going to happen. The high house was once her holiday home; now looked after by locals Grandy and Sally, she has turned it into an ark, for when the time comes. The mill powers the generator; the orchard is carefully pruned; the greenhouse has all its glass intact. Almost a family, but not quite, they plant, store seed, and watch the weather carefully."--Publisher.
Item Description:Originally published by Great Britain in 2021 by Swift Press.
Physical Description:255 pages ; 22 cm
ISBN:9781982180119
1982180110
Author Notes:Jessie Greengrass spent her childhood in London and Devon. She studied philosophy in Cambridge and now lives in Berwick-upon-Tweed, Northumberland, with her partner and children. Her collection of short stories, An Account of the Decline of the Great Auk, According to One Who Saw It , won the Edge Hill Prize and Somerset Maugham Award. Her critically acclaimed debut novel, Sight , was shortlisted for the Women's Prize for Fiction. The High House is her most recent novel.

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