"After nuclear disaster, Rowenna and her young son are among the rare survivors in rural north-west Wales. Left alone in their isolated hillside cottage, after others have died or abandoned the towns and villages, they must learn new skills in order to remain alive. With no electricity or modern technology they must return to the old ways of living off the land, developing new personal resources.
While they become more skilled and stronger, the relationship between mother and son changes in subtle ways, as Dylan must take on adult responsibilities, especially once his baby sister Mona arrives. Despite their close understanding, mother and son have their own secrets, which emerge as in turn they jot down their thoughts and memories in a found notebook. As each reflects on their old life and the events since the disaster which has brought normal, twenty-first century life to an end, The Blue Book of Nebo becomes a collective confidante, representing the future of their people and a new history to live by." -Amazon
I received a ARC of this book from Deep Vellum Publishing (it's currently slated to be published in America in November; translated from Welsh to English by the author), and I tore through it. This book is incredibly dark and gritty and depressing - there are a ton of trigger warnings here. And it's absolutely amazing.
This is a very slim book, and because it's so short, Ros does not waste a single word. The Blue Book of Nebo packs. a. punch. Rowenna and Dylan are described perfectly; you feel their every heartbreak, their every sorrow, and their every joy.
I loved every page of this book, and I know this one will stay with me for a very long time.
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