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    The Last of Us
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    The Last of Us
    Audiobook7 hours

    The Last of Us

    Written by Rob Ewing

    Narrated by Maggie Service and Angus King

    3.5/5

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    About this audiobook

    Selected for the QI Book of the Year Award, 2016

    'Gripping and utterly believable' IAN RANKIN, Guardian Books of the Year

    ‘A story about the strength and fragility of human nature.
    Rob Ewing's writing is powerful, compassionate and brilliant.
    I absolutely loved it’ JOANNA CANNON, the author
    of THE TROUBLE WITH GOATS AND SHEEP

    The island is quiet now.

    On a remote Scottish island, five children are the only ones left. Since the Last Adult died, sensible Elizabeth has been the group leader, testing for a radio signal, playing teacher and keeping an eye on Alex, the littlest, whose insulin can only last so long.

    There is ‘shopping’ to do in the houses they haven’t yet searched and wrong smells to avoid. For eight-year-old Rona each day brings fresh hope that someone will come back for them, tempered by the reality of their dwindling supplies.

    With no adults to rebel against, squabbles threaten the fragile family they have formed. And when brothers Calum Ian and Duncan attempt to thwart Elizabeth’s leadership, it prompts a chain of events that will endanger Alex’s life and test them all in unimaginable ways.

    Reminiscent of The Lord of the Flies and The Cement Garden, The Last of Us is a powerful and heartbreaking novel of aftershock, courage and survival.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherHarperCollins
    Release dateApr 21, 2016
    ISBN9780008149628
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    The Last of Us
    Author

    Rob Ewing

    Rob Ewing is a GP and lives on a small island off the Scottish coast. His poetry and short fiction have been published by New Writing UK, New Writing Scotland, and performed on BBC Radio. This is his debut novel.

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      Couldn't get into this story.Thought it was too much like Lord of the Rings.I was given a digital copy of this book by the publisher Harper Collins UK via Netgalley in return for an honest unbiased review.

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