A father and son walk alone through a burned America. Nothing moves in the ravaged landscape save ash on the wind. It is cold enough to crack stones, and when the snow falls it is gray. The sky is dark. Their destination is the coast, though they don’t know what, if anything, awaits them there. They have nothing but a pistol to defend themselves against the lawless bands that stalk the road, the clothes they are wearing, a cart of scavenged food — and each other.
Buzzing among readers who love post-apocalyptic survival, devastating parent-child bonds, and literary prose that lingers long after the last page. Perfect for fans of Kazuo Ishiguro’s Never Let Me Go, Margaret Atwood’s The Handmaid’s Tale, and Stephen King’s The Stand. Unforgettable viral quote: “You forget what you want to remember, and you remember what you want to forget.”
⭐⭐⭐⭐☆ 4.0/5 from 1.2M+ Goodreads readers — “Bleak yet beautiful — McCarthy’s prose is haunting and unforgettable.”
A paperback (2006) in Good condition — moderate wear, some page yellowing, all pages present.
