The end of men / Christina Sweeney-Baird.
"Set in a world where a virus stalks our male population, The End of Men is an electrifying and unforgettable debut from a remarkable new talent that asks: what would our world truly look like without men? Only men are affected by the virus; only women have the power to save us all. The year is 2025, and a mysterious virus has broken out in Scotland--a lethal illness that seems to affect only men. When Dr. Amanda MacLean reports this phenomenon, she is dismissed as hysterical. By the time her warning is heeded, it is too late. The virus becomes a global pandemic--and a political one. The victims are all men. The world becomes alien--a women's world. What follows is the immersive account of the women who have been left to deal with the virus's consequences, told through first-person narratives. Dr. MacLean; Catherine, a social historian determined to document the human stories behind the "male plague;" intelligence analyst Dawn, tasked with helping the government forge a new society; and Elizabeth, one of many scientists desperately working to develop a vaccine. Through these women and others, we see the uncountable ways the absence of men has changed society, from the personal--the loss of husbands and sons--to the political--the changes in the workforce, fertility and the meaning of family. In The End of Men, Christina Sweeney-Baird creates an unforgettable tale of loss, resilience and hope."-- Provided by publisher.
Record details
- ISBN: 9780593328132
- ISBN: 0593328132
- Physical Description: 401 pages ; 20 cm
- Publisher: New York : G.P. Putnam's Sons, 2021.
- Copyright: ©2021
Content descriptions
General Note: | Includes discussion questions and a conversation with the author. |
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Subject: | Men > Diseases > Fiction. Epidemics > Fiction. Viruses > Fiction. Extinction (Biology) > Fiction. Women > Fiction. |
Genre: | Science fiction. Thrillers (Fiction) Dystopian fiction. Medical fiction. |
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- 15 of 16 copies available at Missouri Evergreen.
- 1 of 1 copy available at North Kansas City. (Show)
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- 0 current holds with 16 total copies.
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Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
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North Kansas City Public Library | FICTION SWEENEY-BAIRD 2021 (Text) | 0001002446217 | Fiction | Available | - |
Cape Girardeau Public Library | SWE (Text) | 33042004754662 | Adult Fiction | Available | - |
Heartland Regional Library - Belle | F SWE (Text) | 35555002329896 | Adult Fiction | Available | - |
Heartland Regional Library - Eldon | F SWE (Text) | 35555002329904 | Adult Fiction | Available | - |
Heartland Regional Library - Iberia | F SWE (Text) | 35555002329888 | Adult Fiction | Available | - |
Heartland Regional Library - Vienna | F SWE (Text) | 35555002329870 | Adult Fiction | Available | - |
Jefferson County Library-Arnold | F SWEENEYB Christina (Text) | 30061000283925 | Fiction | Available | - |
Jefferson County Library-Northwest | F SWEENEYB Christina (Text) | 30051000314119 | Fiction | Available | - |
Scenic Regional-Hermann | FIC SWE (Text) | 3007284910 | Fiction | Available | - |
Scenic Regional-Pacific | FIC SWE (Text) | 3007284902 | Fiction | Available | - |