The Great Flood
Condition: SECONDHAND
This is a secondhand book. The jacket image is a photograph of the exact copy we have in stock. This image shows the condition of this book. Further condition remarks are below.
Condition remarks:
Condition: Fair. Jacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damage — significant fraying and tears along the top edge of the dust jacket, with heavy wear to corners and spine. Page Condition: yellowed; showing signs of aging. Markings: -. Binding: Appears intact.
A work of literary fiction, The Great Flood by Louise Collis presents a compelling narrative set against the backdrop of catastrophic upheaval, drawing on themes of survival, human resilience, and societal collapse. Collis, a British author known for her sharp and intelligent prose, crafts a story that balances the personal and the epic, chronicling the lives of individuals caught in the sweep of an overwhelming natural disaster. The novel illustrates the fragility of civilisation and the raw, often desperate, decisions people make when faced with annihilation. Written with restraint and quiet intensity, it stands as a thought-provoking piece of mid-twentieth-century British fiction that rewards attentive readers with its layered characterisation and atmospheric tension.
Author: Louise Collis
Format: Hardback
Published: 1966, Macmillan, London
Genre: Modern fiction
Condition remarks:
Condition: Fair. Jacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damage — significant fraying and tears along the top edge of the dust jacket, with heavy wear to corners and spine. Page Condition: yellowed; showing signs of aging. Markings: -. Binding: Appears intact.
A work of literary fiction, The Great Flood by Louise Collis presents a compelling narrative set against the backdrop of catastrophic upheaval, drawing on themes of survival, human resilience, and societal collapse. Collis, a British author known for her sharp and intelligent prose, crafts a story that balances the personal and the epic, chronicling the lives of individuals caught in the sweep of an overwhelming natural disaster. The novel illustrates the fragility of civilisation and the raw, often desperate, decisions people make when faced with annihilation. Written with restraint and quiet intensity, it stands as a thought-provoking piece of mid-twentieth-century British fiction that rewards attentive readers with its layered characterisation and atmospheric tension.