A lyrical power that is rare for a debut author.
Animal lovers – whether teen or adult – will love this book.”
Lisa Edwards,
author/publisher of The Hunger Games, His Dark Materials, Horrible Histories
Bonded by love. Stalked by death. Amid the embers of nuclear ruin, can a pair of troubled strays trust humans in their fight to stay alive?
All young dogs Ony and Belka want is a safe patch to start a family. But a devastating explosion at the Chernobyl power plant turns their simple dream to ashes, and their home into a toxic exclusion zone.
While their bodies grow sick with radiation and the world around them crumbles, the pair must outrun old rivals, ruthless exterminators and a radioactive cloud in their desperate fight for survival.
Could it be that the very creatures who’ve cost them so much might also be their best chance of rescue? Or will humans prove to be one menace too many? Find out in this poignant tale of mankind’s misadventures, as you experience one of history’s true horrors through the eyes of man’s best friend.
