The siblings have been living alone for four years following the death of their mother, Maria Grazia, from a flu-like virus. Set in Sicily, the story follows 13-year-old Anna, who lives on Mulberry Farm with her nine-year-old brother, Astor. So when I realised it was about a deadly pandemic I wondered what the universe was telling me! The whole book felt scarily prescient. There was no blurb, I just knew that I liked the author’s work having previously read his novels I’m Not Scared (published in 2003) and Me and You (2012). When I found it lurking on my Kindle I had no idea about its contents. Reading Niccolò Ammaniti’s post-apocalyptic novel Anna right now was quite a freaky experience.
The world is run by children, who fight among themselves for survival, and feral dogs roam the countryside.
There’s no electricity, no transport, no food.
A deadly virus has killed every adult in Italy and the world has irrevocably changed.
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