The brief history of the dead
By: Kevin Brockmeier
Publisher: John Murray
Published: 2007
Place of publication: London
Language: eng
Number of pages: 252
ISBN-13: 9780719568305
Subjects: Death; Fiction; Epidemics; Future life; Wilderness survival
Description: Laura Byrd is in trouble. Marooned in one of the most remote places in the world, she awaits her friends who set out in search of help. Now it is clear they are not coming back. Meanwhile, in another city, more and more people arrive each day, all with a story to tell - and this city of the dead has a direct link with Laura's plight.