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The Sea and Summer

George Turner

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Published 1987 by Faber & Faber · 352 pages

Nebula Nominee 1989
Science Fiction

Synopsis

Set in a near-future Melbourne devastated by greenhouse flooding and economic collapse, society has split into the privileged Sweet and the impoverished Swill. Through the intertwined lives of two families across class lines, Turner delivers a harrowing vision of climate catastrophe and social disintegration that feels eerily prophetic.

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Author Nationality

AU

ISBN

9780571148462

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