This book left out the ending, literally! I was very disappointed at the end of the book and groaned aloud as I finished the last word. If the author had made a more complete ending, I think this book would have better potential as a book club book. Aside from the ending, the author plants a seed of curiosity in the reader's mind about the future and what could happen: the global warming issue, health, "Big Brother", nationalism and political instability. I wish the author had developed more storyline of her futuristic lifestyle. I also found the language difficult in some areas. The author was British, so I wasn't familiar with British slang and landscape terminology. I also found it confusing that the author would explain what was happening in the story line but then have it repeated in the dialog of the main character. I found it distracting not being able to piece the puzzle together in my own time. I also thought the names of the characters detracted from the story. I thought they were hard to pronounce and weird. I also thought that many of the characters presented were not fully developed and could have been left out of the story altogether.