Kassandra Montag – författare

A far future climate catastrophe novel about “a mother’s terrifying quest to find her missing daughter in a post-apocalyptic world.”*

A Chicago Tribune Best Book of the Year

A little more than a century from now, our world has been utterly transformed. After years of slowly overtaking the continent, rising floodwaters have obliterated America’s great coastal cities and then its heartland, leaving nothing but an archipelago of mountaintop colonies surrounded by a deep expanse of open water.

Stubbornly independent Myra and her precocious seven-year-old daughter, Pearl, fish from their small boat, the Bird, visiting dry land only to trade for supplies and information in the few remaining outposts of civilization. Seven years have passed since Myra''s oldest daughter, Row, was stolen by her father after a monstrous deluge overtook their home in Nebraska. Now, Myra discovers that Row was last seen in a far-off encampment near the Arctic Circle. Throwing aside caution, Myra and Pearl embark on a perilous voyage into the icy northern seas, hoping against hope that Row will still be there.

On their journey, Myra and Pearl join forces with fellow seekers who hope to build a safe haven together in this dangerous new world. But secrets, lust, and betrayals threaten their dream, and after their fortunes take a shocking—and bloody—turn, Myra can no longer ignore the question of whether saving Row is worth endangering Pearl and her newfound friends.

“Haunting and shocking.” —*New York Times–bestselling author Liv Constantine

“A soaring, brilliantly imagined novel about love and desperation, set in an astonishing new world that still feels utterly gripping and contemporary.” —New York Times–bestselling author Karin Slaughter

''Sensational and deeply addictive'' Karin Slaughter''Fresh and atmospheric . . . haunting'' Anna Bailey''A pitch-perfect psychological thriller'' Peter PapathanasiouAmid the desolate wilderness of the Great Plains of Nebraska, a region so isolated you could drive for hours without seeing another human being, sits Hatchery House. Having served as a church, an asylum and an orphanage, Hatchery is now a treatment facility for orphaned or abandoned children with psychiatric disorders. Haunted by patients past and present, only the most vulnerable find a home within its walls.Dr. Lorelei ''Lore'' Webber, a former FBI psychiatrist, has almost grown used to the unorthodox methods used at Hatchery House. But when one of her patients is murdered, Lore finds herself dragged into the centre of an investigation that unearths startling truths, shocking discoveries, and untold cruelty. And as the investigation unravels, Lore is forced to confront the past she''s spent her whole life running from - a secret that threatens to undo her entirely.Darkly riveting and explosive, and with an unforgettable cast of deeply human characters, Those Who Return is a searing psychological thriller of guilt and redemption, set against a landscape as awe-inspiring as it is unforgiving.

Världen är förändrad men en moders kärlek bestårI en nära framtid, knappt hundra år från nu, har jorden täckts av vatten och endast de högsta bergstopparna syns ovanför ytan. Myra och hennes sjuåriga dotter Pearl bor på en liten båt och försörjer sig som fiskare.I sju år har Myra sörjt sin andra dotter, som försvann när floden kom och svepte med sig deras hem. Men genom ett omskakande möte med en främling får de veta att Row har setts till på en plats nära polcirkeln. Myra kastar alla tvivel åt sidan och ger sig, tillsammans med Pearl, av på en resa genom de isiga vattnen i norr.Efter syndafloden är en storslagen och actionspäckad odyssé i en framtid som känns skrämmande aktuell.***Kassandra Montag växte upp på landsbygden i Nebraska i USA och bor numera i Omaha med sin man och deras två barn. Hon har en master i engelsk litteratur och hennes prisbelönta dikter och noveller har publicerats i flera tidskrifter och antologier. Efter syndafloden är hennes första roman.