An inventive and riveting epic saga, Following the Overflow signals the appearance of an extraordinary new talent.

A little more when compared to a century from today, our world continues to be absolutely transformed. After many years of gradually overtaking the continent, increasing floodwaters possess obliterated America’s great seaside cities and its heartland, departing only an archipelago of mountaintop colonies surrounded with a deep expanse of open water.

Stubbornly independent Myra and her precocious seven-year-old daughter, approximately Following the Flood: A Novel Pearl, fish from their little sail boat, the Bird, visiting dry land only to trade for supplies and information in the few leftover outposts of civilization. For seven years, Myra has grieved the loss of her oldest girl, Row, who was stolen by her father after a monstrous deluge overtook their house in Nebraska. Then, in a violent confrontation having a stranger, Myra all of a sudden discovers that Row was last seen in a far-off encampment near the Arctic Group. Throwing apart her usual caution, Myra and Pearl embark on a perilous voyage into the icy northern seas, hoping against wish that Row it’s still there.

On the journey, Myra and Pearl get together with a more substantial ship and Myra finds herself bonding with her fellow seekers who desire to create a safe haven collectively with this dangerous ” new world “. But secrets, lust, and betrayals threaten their dream, and after their fortunes take a shocking-and bloody-turn, Myra can no longer ignore the query of whether conserving Row will probably be worth endangering Pearl and her fellow travelers.

A compulsively listenable book of dark despair and soaring hope, After the Overflow is a magnificent, action packed, and occasionally frightening odyssey laced with wonder-an affecting and wholly original saga both redemptive and amazing.