'Darkly unsettling' Guardian 'Intoxicating - dark heady lyrical' Daily Telegraph 'Terrifying
and inventive' Observer In a world devastated by antimicrobial resistance two survivors are
thrown into crisis when a woman washes ashore on the remote island where they live
__________________________ Years after complete antibiotic resistance has resulted in the loss
of most human life on earth Kit and Crevan eke out an existence on a remote island. Under a
collapsing castle they spend their days in an underground bunker packed with emergency stores
venturing out only at night. They are safe. One evening a woman washes ashore nearly drowned.
Crevan wants to keep her alive but Kit isn't so sure. The new arrival will implode Kit and
Crevan's world with dire and fatal consequences churning up the waters of the past and
unearthing secrets they have kept from each other and from themselves. Who is really in control
- and what are they both capable of doing to protect their haven? Gripping treacherous and
visceral Whether Violent or Natural is an unforgettably dark and strikingly original work by a
major new talent. 'Sly sharp and utterly captivating' Rory Power New York Times-bestselling
author of Wilder Girls 'Hits you like a shot of the very good stuff ... Dark-hearted complex
and accomplished' C. A. Fletcher author of A Boy and His Dog at the End of the World
