The Sunlight Pilgrims
The Sunlight Pilgrims by Jenni Fagan is an uncorrected proof edition published by Hogarth in 2016, featuring 272 pages in English. Set in November 2020, the narrative unfolds in a world grappling with extreme cold and environmental upheaval. The story follows Dylan, who, amidst a mass evacuation from London, journeys north to honor his family’s legacy by burying their ashes in the Scottish islands. Concurrently, twelve-year-old Estella and her mother, Constance, navigate the harsh realities of life in the snowy Highlands, preparing for an unprecedented winter.
Readers will find a tale that explores themes of survival and resilience against a backdrop of dystopian challenges. As Dylan’s arrival disrupts the routine of Estella and Constance, their lives intertwine in unexpected ways, illuminating the strength of human connection in dire circumstances. The novel delves into psychological aspects of its characters while painting a vivid picture of the natural world’s beauty and brutality. This edition invites readers to reflect on the human spirit’s capacity to endure, even as nature unleashes its fury.
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The stunning new novel from the highly-acclaimed author of The Panopticon
It’s November of 2020, and the world is freezing over. Each day colder than the last.
There’s snow in Israel, the Thames is overflowing, and an iceberg separated from the Fjords in Norway is expected to drift just off the coast of Scotland. As ice water melts into the Atlantic, frenzied London residents evacuate by the thousands for warmer temperatures down south. But not Dylan. Grieving and ready to build life anew, he heads north to bury his mother’s and grandmother’s ashes on the Scottish islands where they once lived.
Hundreds of miles away, twelve-year-old Estella and her survivalist mother, Constance, scrape by in the snowy, mountainous Highlands, preparing for a record-breaking winter. Living out of a caravan, they spend their days digging through landfills, searching for anything with restorative and trading value. When Dylan arrives in their caravan park in the middle of the night, life changes course for Estella and Constance. 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.
Written in incandescent, dazzling prose, The Sunlight Pilgrims is a visionary story of courage and resilience in the midst of nature’s most violent hour; by turns an homage to the portentous beauty of our natural world, and to just how strong we can be, if the will and the hope is there, to survive its worst.
– NPR “Best Books of 2016” – Family Matters, Identity & Culture, Science Fiction & Fantasy, and Tales from Around the World
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