Havergey
| Title | Havergey |
| Year for Search | 2017 |
| Authors | Burnside, John(b. 1955) |
| Pagination | 168 pp. |
| Date Published | 2017 |
| Publisher | Little Toller Books |
| Place Published | Toller Fratrum, Dorset, Eng. |
| ISBN Number | 978-1-908213-46-4 |
| Keywords | Male author, Scottish author |
| Annotation | While in the book the people of Havergey say that the island is not a utopia, in the context of a world decimated by disease, it is the best community in existence. The story is told through the eyes of a time traveler from 2017 before The Collapse, also known as The Dark Time, that began in 2024 who arrives at Havergey in 2041 and is quarantined and given materials from the history of Havergey to read before he can be accepted or rejected by the community, which is composed of nomads, survivors who gradually found their way there over the years following The Collapse. |
| Holding Institutions | PSt |
| Author Note | The Scottish author (b. 1955) is Professor of Creative Writing at St. Andrews University and has won major awards for both his poetry and fiction. |
| Full Text | 2017 Burnside, John (b. 1955). Havergey. Toller Fratrum, Dorset, Eng.: Little Toller Books. 168 pp. PSt While in the book the people of Havergey say that the island is not a utopia, in the context of a world decimated by disease, it is the best community in existence. The story is told through the eyes of a time traveler from 2017 before The Collapse, also known as The Dark Time, that began in 2024 who arrives at Havergey in 2041 and is quarantined and given materials from the history of Havergey to read before he can be accepted or rejected by the community, which is composed of nomads, survivors who gradually found their way there over the years following The Collapse. The Scottish author is Professor of Creative Writing at St. Andrews University and has won major awards for both his poetry and fiction. |
