Publication Date: 01/04/2021 ISBN: 9781800750074 Category:

The High House

Jessie Greengrass

Publisher: Swift Press
Publication Date: 01/04/2021 ISBN: 9781800750074 Category:
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£14.99

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Mr B's review

A taut and emotive novel, ‘The High House’ follows an environmental scientist as she and her loved ones make preparations for an imminent natural disaster. Reflective of our own times, this novel highlights just how quickly we can adapt to a life which once seemed inconceivable.

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‘SUFFUSED WITH JOY’ Guardian, ‘PROPHETIC’ Daily Mail, ‘BEAUTIFUL’ Scotsman, ‘IMMERSIVE’ IMAGE

Crisis slid from distant threat to imminent probability and we tuned it out like static

A stunning novel of the extraordinary and the everyday, The High House explores how we get used to change that once seemed unthinkable, how we place the needs of our families against the needs of others – and it asks us who, if we had to, we would save.

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.

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