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The New Wilderness by Diane Cook
18 August
Tender yet terrifying, this novel from the Booker shortlist
follows Bea and her sick daughter Agnes, whose only chance of
survival is to escape the polluted city. To do so, they volunteer
to live in the Wilderness State, a radical experiment in nomadic
living away from civilisation.