This book explores how those who already have that simple, basic life handle such a situation. I found this particularly interesting as dystopian fiction to me has always seemed almost utopian - the craving for something to wipe away all the bullshit of modern life and be left with just the essential elements. How far will these people go to protect their values and their families? Told as the diary of Jacob, a carpenter and farmer, it explores the strength, or not, of faith in the face of the apocolypse. I'm currently reading (and loving) an ARC of When the English Fall. But, as things get desperate, violence and terror slowly begin to bleed into their communities. WHEN THE ENGLISH FALL The Root of Apocalypse: An essay by David Williams Questions for Discussion A LGON Q U I N R E A D E R S R OUN D T B L E WilliamsEnglishFall pbk3rd bp. The Amish are largely unaffected at first and only hear of the happenings through neighbouring 'English' farms.
Written by a Virginian pastor, it gives a fresh coat to what has become a tired and overcrowded genre.Īmerican society collapses after a huge solar storm renders most modern technology obselete. Who knew Amish dystopia existed? I will admit I didn't until a bookseller thrust this at me this week.
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