{"product_id":"last-woman-in-the-world","title":"Last Woman in the World","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAFTER THE FIRES. AFTER THE VIRUS\u003ci\u003e. THEY\u003c\/i\u003e CAME. A remarkable literary novel from the multi-award-nominated Australian writer\u003c\/b\u003eIt's night, and the walls of Rachel's home creak as they settle into the cover of darkness. Fear has led her to a reclusive life on the land, her only occasional contact with her sister.A hammering on the door. There stands a mother, Hannah, with a sick baby. They are running for their lives from a mysterious death sweeping the Australian countryside.Now Rachel must face her worst fears: should she take up the fight to help these strangers survive in a society she has rejected for so long?\u003cb\u003eFrom the critically acclaimed author of \u003ci\u003eMr Wigg\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eNest\u003c\/i\u003e,\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Last Woman in the World\u003c\/i\u003e looks at how we treat our world\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cb\u003eand each other - and what it is that might ultimately redeem us.\u003c\/b\u003e'creepy and chilling, this becomes a hell-for-leather survival race through burning countryside' \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Observer\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e'enthralling . . . a powerful allegory . . . every passage swells with the momentum of an action-flick. Each page is shaped with an impressive, world-building cinematic scope' \u003cb\u003eJessie Tu\u003c\/b\u003e, \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eSydney Morning Herald\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e'Simpson's page-turner layers precise nature writing with a conspiratorial tone for our times, turning in a gripping apocalyptic thriller that infects the sublime features of the landscape with primal fear' \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Guardian\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e'Chilling in its warnings. Powerful' \u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eGood Reading\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e'This novel is fast-paced, adrenalin-fuelled - and dramatic enough to keep me reading into the night' \u003cb\u003eSarah L'Estrange, ABC Online\u003c\/b\u003e'Seat-of-your-pants gripping' \u003cb\u003eArtsHub\u003c\/b\u003e'This book is deeply affecting. Inga Simpson writes with literary brilliance. \u003ci\u003eThe Last Woman in the World\u003c\/i\u003e is an action driven novel, but it is also intensely philosophical, a clever study of character and intensely beautiful. Many fine books have been published in Australia in the last couple of years . . . This is amongst the best. It will stay with me long after the last page was turned' \u003cb\u003eLiving Arts Canberra\u003c\/b\u003e'\u003ci\u003eThe Last Woman in the World\u003c\/i\u003e is heart-racing, page-turning, hiding-under-the-doona stuff. A smart and pacey thriller that is also a lament for a world we have failed to care for' \u003cb\u003eKate Mildenhall, bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eThe Mother Fault\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e'The Last Woman in the World\u003c\/i\u003e is a novel of fear, fire and an uncertain future. A powerful narrative in Inga Simpson's unique voice. Horrifying, yet humane and ultimately hopeful - a masterwork' \u003cb\u003eAngela Slatter, World Fantasy Award-winning author of \u003ci\u003eThe Bitterwood Bible\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e'\u003ci\u003eThe Last Woman in the World\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Atticus Bookshop Gallery","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47416969560313,"sku":"9780733649011","price":22.99,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0781\/4535\/6025\/files\/5190403482449.jpg?v=1771024667","url":"https:\/\/www.atticusbooksandart.com.au\/products\/last-woman-in-the-world","provider":"Atticus Bookshop Gallery","version":"1.0","type":"link"}