Juice
A page-turning epic about survival and resilience from the twice Booker-shortlisted author
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3.7 • 11 Ratings
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- £3.99
Publisher Description
One of The Guardian's best sci-fi books of the year.
An epic post-apocalyptic thriller, perfect for fans of Station Eleven and The Road, from twice Booker-shortlisted author Tim Winton.
'A hold-your-breath adventure . . . Juice will stab your conscience and break your heart’ - Emma Donoghue, author of Room
Survival is only the beginning.
Two fugitives, a man and a child, drive across a stony desert. As dawn breaks, they roll into an abandoned mine site. They’re exhausted, traumatized, desperate now. This is a forsaken place, but as a refuge it’s the most promising they’ve seen. The child peers at the field of desolation. The man thinks to himself, this could work.
Problem is, they’re not alone . . .
So begins a searing journey through a life where the challenge is not only to survive; it’s keeping your humanity if you do.
'A blistering cli-fi epic' - The Guardian
APPLE BOOKS REVIEW
Strap in, because this is a worryingly conceivable climate change dystopia that will give you pause before celebrating any long, hot sunny days. Booker Prize-nominated Australian author Tim Winton presents an arid world where sunlight has become so intense that people have to live underground for a huge proportion of the year, only emerging at night. There are echoes of The Last of Us in the book’s key relationship between two fugitives—a man and a child with an unclear connection who seem to realise they are not alone out in the wilderness—and Juice shares the same ominous energy and can’t-turn-away drama.
