Books like The Heart Goes Last by Margaret Atwood
Stan and Charmaine are a married couple struggling to survive in an economy and society that has fallen apart. Cut off from stable employment, they must live in their car and constantly evade roving gangs. Their hope centers on the Positron Project, a city initiative in the town of Consilience that provides every citizen a clean, comfortable home for half the year. As they navigate this system, they confront the harsh realities of a world that has turned its back on ordinary livelihoods.
First publish date: 2015
Genre: Humorous Fiction/Comic Satire
Authors: Margaret Atwood
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