Pemberley, Cara’s employer, is the creator and owner of most of these villages, and while it’s not totally clear, it seems this may be where his wealth comes from. However, the divide between rich and poor has increased, again quite recognisably, with the ordinary people living in cramped conditions in the overcrowded cities, while the wealthy live in luxury in closed villages outside. Although it would appear that the society is well on the way to becoming fully dystopian, it hasn’t yet. Climate change has progressed, though not yet to the worst predictions, and extinctions are becoming more and more commonplace. Although it seems the book is set in the future, it’s a future that is already very recognisable. Murray does a very good job of creating his setting. But he soon finds that the community on the island is a secretive one, and they don’t welcome self-invited visitors… Ben can’t accept that his relationship is over so decides to make his way to the island, known as the Sanctuary, and speak to Cara face to face. She has decided to stay on the island where she has been working for a wealthy and mysterious billionaire called Pemberley. Just as she is due to arrive back, however, Ben receives a letter from her telling him she’s not coming. At an unspecified point in the not too distant future, Ben is waiting for the return of his fiancée, Cara, who has been working away from home for some months.
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