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***Jenni Fagan's new novel The Delusions is available now***

A GRANTA BEST YOUNG BRITISH NOVELIST AND WINNER OF THE GORDON BURN PRIZE

'A vivid and tender coming-of-age story set at the end of the world'
GUARDIAN

'She writes at the pace of thought, sentences like gunfire'
FINANCIAL TIMES

'A chillingly plausible near-future ... intimately imagined'
THE SPECTATOR

It's November 2020 and the world is freezing over. As ice water melts into the Atlantic, and vast swathes of people make for the warmer south, Dylan is heading to Scotland, once the home of his late mother and grandmother.

Twelve-year-old Stella and her survivalist mother, Constance, scrape by in the snowy Highlands, preparing for a record-breaking winter. Living out of a caravan, they spend their days digging through landfills, searching for anything of value. When Dylan arrives in the middle of the night, their lives change course. Though the weather worsens, his presence brings a new light to daily life, and when the ultimate disaster finally strikes, they'll all be ready.

'Tackles current issues with a haunting, timeless beauty'
STYLIST

'Articulates the survival instinct and our capacity for love'
MAIL ON SUNDAY

'A refreshingly unusual tale'
METRO