In The End of Men, Christina Sweeney-Baird turns the unimaginable into the unforgettable. Through these women and others, we see the uncountable ways the absence of men has changed society, from the personal-the loss of husbands and sons-to the political-the changes in the workforce, fertility, and the meaning of family. MacLean Catherine, a social historian determined to document the human stories behind the "male plague" intelligence analyst Dawn, tasked with helping the government forge a new society and Elizabeth, one of many scientists desperately working to develop a vaccine. What follows is the immersive account of the women who have been left to deal with the virus's consequences, told through first-person narratives. The virus becomes a global pandemic-and a political one. By the time her warning is heeded, it is too late. Narrated by various women (and a few men) in the UK and other parts of the world, The End of Men is a thoroughly engaging debut novel that explores family, grief, motherhood, gender dynamics, and how a catastrophic event affects the human race both on a personal and global scale. Amanda MacLean reports this phenomenon, she is dismissed as hysterical. The year is 2025, and a mysterious virus has broken out in Scotland-a lethal illness that seems to affect only men. Set in a world where a virus stalks our male population, The End of Men is an electrifying and unforgettable debut from a remarkable new talent that asks: what would our world truly look like without men? " The End of Men is a fiercely intelligent page-turner, an eerily prescient novel, at once thoughtful and highly emotive." -Paula Hawkins, #1 internationally bestselling author of The Girl on the Train
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