Briefly Very Beautiful

The world is on fire. and what will you do? In a city rocked by globalcatastrophe, home-grown terrorism, shortages and wildfires, Cass is quietlyraising three small children by herself. Her husband, Nathaniel, has left toserve as a medic in a war overseas. As life in the city becomes increasinglyimpossible, Cass knows she can no longer wait for Nathaniel's return. Packingup their lives, she and the children set off in search of a place of greatersafety. But Cass will learn that not all promises and not all sanctuaries arewhat they seem - and as the fires around them begin to close in, she'lldiscover just how far she'll go for her children in a world teetering onapocalypse. Sensual, claustrophobic and vivid, Briefly Very Beautifulannounces the arrival of a major new talent, painting an unforgettableportrait of a mother trying to hold her family together.