Nice read....

A friend of mine recommended this book. She also cautioned that while it is very small and appears to be an easy read it makes you think about this story being a reality in this day and age. What if one day we wake up to our every day conveniences slowing going away? What would we do if faced with the dilemas and tragedies which these two sistes endure. Could we survive?

This literary post-apocalyptic novel is a bit of a coming-of-age, grow-up-fast tale about two sisters who ultimately are left alone in the woods to fend for themselves on the edge of civilization. Released in 1996, parts of the book will seem dated. And yet, as electricity, food, and gasoline disappear in this novel, it doesn't seem like an impossible scenario were it to happen today. The ending is not particularly hopeful, yet you do get the sense that somehow these resourceful young women will find a way to survive.