Before this is over
Subtitle: a novel
By: Amanda Hickie
Edition: First North American edition.
Publisher: Little, Brown and Company
Published: 2017
Language: eng
Number of pages: 390
ISBN-13: 9780316355452
Subjects: Epidemics; Mothers; Families; Fiction
Work titles: Ordinary epidemic
Description: In the midst of a devastating epidemic, how far will a desperate mother go to keep her loved ones safe? There is a deadly virus spreading around the world. At first it is a distant alarm bell in the background of Hannah's comfortable suburban life. Then suddenly, it has arrived on the doorstep. The virus traps Hannah, her husband, and their young sons in their city, then their neighborhood, and finally their own home. As a formerly idyllic backyard and quiet street become battlefields, fear and compassion collide. But what happens when their water supply is cut, and then the power, and the food supply dwindles? Chilling and suspenseful, at once deeply personal and terrifying in its implications, BEFORE THIS IS OVER invites us to imagine what a family must do to survive when pushed to the extreme.
Notes: "Originally published in Australia by MidnightSun Publishing Pty. Ltd. as An Ordinary Epidemic, May 2015"--Title page verso.