Children of the Dust - Louise Lawrence Reviews

The book I am reviewing is a novel called Children of the Dust by Louise Lawrence. It is priced at $11.43. It was first published in Great Britain by the Bodley Head in 1985, then republished by Red Fox in 1995 and once again republished by Red Fox in 2002. The novel is a science fiction novel and this is shown from the strong evidence ...  Read the complete review

INTRODUCTION I first heard of this book by reading a review of it on Ciao by baby1j2005. I am interested in reading about survival and how people cope with extreme situations. I have read many factual accounts from survivors of the Holocaust of WWII and from the inhumane nuclear attacks on Hiroshima and Nagasaki. I have also read a lot ...  Read the complete review

I read this book when I was fifteen, got it from the local library in the young adults section and really enjoyed it at the time- so much so that I've been looking out for a copy ever since! This highly informative account of the aftermath of nuclear meltdown appears at firstsight to be yet another dark and dismal tale of destruction, but ...  Read the complete review

I know I'm bored when I start to read a book. Or not bored, perhaps I just have too much free time and nothing to fill it. But that could be the definition of bored. Anyway, before I ramble on, back to the book. To try to relieve my boredom I started to tidy out my cupboards, full of the last 13 years of school work. I started this ...  Read the complete review