Zero Summer

ZERO SUMMER: A NOVEL <P> In Britain of the near-future a nuclear war is imminent. As society falls to pieces two people meet and fall intensely in love. </P> <P> This is a powerful erotic and poetic novel written in a heightened lyrical style which combines romance with action beauty and death. </P> <P> EXTRACT FROM CHAPTER ONE <P> It was on a Summer's evening that we met. Everything was full of light - the long sloping light of Mid-West America. But in England. </P> <P> Into this golden light you walked. The seafront was deserted. Soft breezes blew in from the ocean. I had been living for days in the opulence of this water this rich spice of water heat seagulls and wide-open spaces. Water washed our feet as we spoke on the sand. The sun was still hot. </P> <P> You were wearing a cotton Summer dress white with green spots. I couldn't keep my eyes off you. </P> <P> The day had begun with rain I remember. Now the sky was turning lilac. In the heat of the day the beaches had been full of tourists and sun-bathers. Now it was teatime and Great Britain shuffled indoors to eat to flop down to watch TV. </P> <P> I was being my usual romantic self wandering along the shore enjoying the melancholy emptiness of the sunlit promenade. And you were there. </P>