My Monticello

<p><b>'Riveting' <i>Guardian</i></b><br><b>'Electrifying' Colson Whitehead</b><br><br><b>When the world collapses where will you run? </b><br><br>After rolling blackouts and epic storms engulf America the neighbourhood of First Street Charlottesville comes under attack by violent white supremacists. A small group of families friends and strangers flee for their lives taking refuge in Monticello Thomas Jefferson's historic plantation home in the hills above the town.<br><br>Over nineteen heart-stopping days the group led by Da'Naisha Love - a young Black descendant of Jefferson and Sally Hemings - find ways to survive as the world burns beneath them. But with the terror below coming closer they must decide how far they're willing to go to protect what's theirs . . .<br><br><b>'Absolutely unforgettable' Roxane Gay</b><br><b>'Stunning' <i>Mail on Sunday</i></b></p>