The release date for the English version of 'The Age of Miracles' by
Karen Thompson Walker is Jun 2012. If you enjoy this novel, it is available for buy as a paperback from Barnes & Noble or Indigo, as an ebook on the Amazon Kindle store, or as an audiobook on Audible.
"Disasters you don't expect at all are the ones that come to pass—it's never the ones you see coming," Julia remarks in this captivating story about calamity and survival written by an exceptional young author. The Age of Miracles is a brilliant, thrilling, and fascinating tale that follows Julia and her family as they attempt to survive during a period of remarkable upheaval.
When Julia wakes up on a typical Saturday in a suburban area of California, she finds that the earth's rotation has changed. Longer days and nights are causing gravity to change, which in turn causes chaos in the behaviour of birds, tides, humans, and cosmic cycles. In a world that appears to be full of peril and loss, Julia also has to deal with unexpected changes in her own life: her parents' growing distance from one another; odd actions by her friends; the hurt and vulnerability of a first love; an increasing sense of loneliness; and an unexpected, defiant new strength. Karen Thompson Walker creates a mesmerising portrayal of individuals attempting to go on in a world that is always changing via her clear writing and the enduring charm of a natural storyteller.