It’s a novel about refugees and pariahs and why it might be in the best interest of those in power to exaggerate negative stereotypes about them. It’s a story that demonstrates why it’s important to question your assumptions. This is not a story about solving the world’s problems it’s about doing the best you can in difficult circumstances.

The Drowning Day is a comparatively short novel, a very personal story in a wider dystopian world. This sets Jade on a journey that will make her question everything she knows about ferals, her family, and the world around her. She travels with a mysterious friend, Bates, who says he knows the ferals and can help her persuade them to return what she has lost. It’s not hard to guess which she chooses. She can head away from safety to try to reclaim the single link to her sister or press on to find safety within the walls of North-Hampton. When Jade loses the treasure, after being mugged by some “feral” children, she faces a choice. A treasure that might help Jade find her missing sister. Wetlander Jade must flee the village in which she lives, but what about her aging grandpa? He won’t be able to make the trip. They only allow “Wetlanders” to live there when the tides are at their highest. People have fled to the high ground, living in walled enclaves. Technologically, we have taken a step backward. Sea levels have risen, flooding great swathes of the country.

What Is The Drowning Day?īritain: The near future. Both are published by a small UK imprint, Uclan Publishing. Now I’m reviewing The Drowning Day, a post-apocalyptic thriller, set in the UK, aimed at the younger end of the young adult reading range. Back in February, I reviewed No Man’s Land, a post-apocalyptic thriller, set in the UK, aimed at the younger end of the young-adult reading range.

The Drowing Day by Anne Cassidy