BRIEFLY VERY BEAUTIFUL

The world is on fire. And what will you do? In a city rocked by global catastrophe, home-grown terrorism, shortages and wildfires, Cass is quietly raising three small children by herself. Her husband, Nathaniel, has left to serve as a medic in a waroverseas. As life in the city becomes increasingly impossible, Cass knows she can no longer wait for Nathaniel''s return. Packing up their lives, she and the children set off in search of a place of greater safety. But Cass will learn that not all promises and not all sanctuaries are what they seem - and as the fires around them begin to close in, she''ll discover just how far she''ll go for her children in a world teetering on apocalypse. Sensual, claustrophobic and vivid, Briefly Very Beautiful announces the arrival of a major new talent, painting an unforgettable portrait of a mother trying to hold her family together.