The Last Town on Earth - Thomas Mullen

1918 was a dismal year: unresolved labour disputes simmered as the First World War limped to an end, its armies decimated by the flu pandemic. Set in Washington's gloomy forests the autumn of that year, Thomas Mullen's novel pulls these depressing events together. "The Last Town on Earth" is Mullen's first published novel. It won a prize for Best Historical Novel in 2007, a spectacular achievement for a new author. The edition reviewed here is the paperback reprint from Random House, £5.99 new from Amazon. This edition has a different cover from the one pictured above; it's an image of a hunched figure walking away in the snow. The book contains ...  Read the complete review