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A colossal seawall surrounds Great Britain, a bulwark against the surge of migrants fleeing climate‑altered coasts. Inside its perimeter, the Duty‑Guard program requires every citizen to serve; Kavanagh has just begun a two‑year watch. As the island endures hardship and the balance of natural resources teeters, Kavanagh’s nightly patrols become a crucible of risk and revelation, testing the limits of individual rights, collective safety and the possibility of a different destiny.
The novel examines the human cost of extreme defensive policies and the moral complexity of protecting a nation in the face of global environmental crisis.
First publish date: 2019
Genre: Dystopian & Apocalyptic Fiction/Dystopian Fiction
Authors: John Lanchester
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