Waiting on Wednesday [296] – MOTHERLAND by Lauren Beukes

Waiting on Wednesdays is the brainchild of Jill at Breaking the Spine, and because Jill isn’t hosting it any more, I’m now linking up with Can’t Wait Wednesday at Wishful Endings. Stop over there and link up your “Can’t Wait” book of the week!

I NEED to read another Lauren Beukes book soon! Luckily there is one on the horizon that sounds fantastic:

This is America, but not like you know it. Years after the decimation of the male population by a super-virus, the country has refashioned itself with new laws, new customs, and new methods of shame and punishment. Now, hiding a living and healthy male is one of the gravest offenses, rivaled only by the murder of a man. Cole is a mother on the run, guilty of both crimes, and desperate to find a safe life for her adolescent boy Miles.

As the two drift throughout the transformed states of the West, they hide Miles’ identity while evading a mysterious, powerful man bent on justice. From a commune in the Rockies to a high security laboratory in the redwoods of northern California, the two tensely negotiate an existence on the fringes of a new America.

Cole’s goal for her son and herself is escape, a family in South Africa, a slim chance at a better life. Mother and child see their chance, at last, in the wanderings and secret goals of a cult–if only Cole can keep Miles’ true self hidden, and as long as they can stay one step ahead of an ex-boyfriend from hell.

A brilliant blend of psychological suspense, American noir, and trenchant science fiction, MOTHERLAND is the story that Lauren Beukes’ myriad fans have been waiting for.

Motherland by Lauren Beukes. Releases in April 2019 from Mulholland Books. So yeah, this is a whole year away from publication! It’s not like I don’t have plenty to read in the meantime, but I am excited about a new Beukes novel. Also, I adore this cover, although it makes the story look more contemporary/thriller-ish than science fiction.

Let me know what you’re waiting on this week:-D

Posted April 18, 2018 by Tammy in Waiting on Wednesday / 33 Comments

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33 responses to “Waiting on Wednesday [296] – MOTHERLAND by Lauren Beukes

  1. I am really intrigued by this one! A super virus is something that is a very real thing that can happen, which makes it sound so realistic. I want to know more about Cole and what happens next. Thanks for sharing this one. 🙂

    • Tammy

      It definitely has a scary, realistic feel to it, and the cover sort of feels that way to me too.

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