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Description:ISBN 0812975928 / Genre: Fiction / Author: Thomas Mullen / Edition: Reprint / Paperback / 432 Pages / Book is published 2007-07-31 by Random House Trade

Newest Review: ... of the law. Anyone was welcome, as long as they pulled their weight for the community. Thomas Mullen invents one such town: ... more

 ... Commonwealth, built around a lumber mill deep in the forests of Washington. The community is successful and problem-free so, when a virulent strain of influenza starts killing citizens in the next nearest town, Commonwealth votes to keep its residents healthy by barring all visitors. The only road into Commonwealth is blockaded and the men take turns to stand sentry. The main part of this story is told from the point of view of Philip, the 16-year-old adopted son of Commonwealth's founders. One evening, Philip is ...more

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The Last Town on Earth - Thomas Mullen: Book Clubs will like it. (837 words)
by - written on 22/04/09, updated on  30/04/09 (Very useful, 147 readings)
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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

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