The Book of Us

The host, a woman who has had to endure life through an apocalypse, has dreams of utopia. However, she understands that her life is and will always be lived under a dictatorship. That is until the old lady, under the guise of a dictator, asks for her help. The reward means freedom for her family. For some finding utopia isn't a dream of freedom but simply a place to live an ordinary life again. For Solomon it would be a place where no nuke aftermath could no longer reach him and his group. For the young Poppy it would be a place where she could rid herself of the kid and never have to interact with the likes of Moira, and her war on adults, anymore. For the aging Bertie, ideally she, and her equally aging St Bernard, would be out of range of anymore chemical dusting. Theo would be around people his own age, and not so fearful of everything, and he would see his mum happy, and not so worried, again. Of course, the story of the host is the most important story. It is the story of the fight against the new rising government and the win she must attain in order to bring her utopia to life. The stories of some of these people, who are lucky enough to find themselves there, is also written in The Book of Us. However, a further tale is told within the stories of the others and one has to wonder who, after their encounter with the tattooed man, is still alive to tell their version of it.