Bridge 108 by Anne Charnock; QualityLand by Marc-Uwe Kling; The Library of the Unwritten by AJ Hackwith; The Last Day by Andrew Hunter Murray; and The Sisters Grimm by Menna van Praag
Anne Charnock won the 2018 Arthur C Clarke award for Dreams Before the Start of Time, exploring the future of reproductive technology; her fourth novel is the dystopian Bridge 108 (47North, £8.99). At the close of the 21st century, bushfires and drought have ravaged Europe and refugees in their thousands are flocking to Britain. Among them are 12-year-old Caleb and his mother, following in the footsteps of Caleb’s father, making the gruelling journey from Spain in hope of a better life. After his mother’s disappearance, Caleb finds himself among other illegal immigrants working in a clothing factory. The narrative charts his perilous journey across a bleak future England, meeting others as desperate as himself as he searches for his parents. By switching viewpoint from chapter to chapter, it builds a comprehensive picture of a country beset by the effects of climate change,where citizens are forced into indentured servitude. Charnock tells her story through the lives of ordinary people caught up in situations beyond their control, and Bridge 108 is all the more powerful for that.
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