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A Novel
Atria/Emily Bestler Books
November 2025
On Sale: November 18, 2025
Featuring: Frankie; Carrie
352 pages
ISBN: 1668087693
EAN: 9781668087695
Kindle: B0DV6MCGV7
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Women's Fiction Contemporary | Thriller
The internationally bestselling author of the “brilliant, gripping must-read” (Glamour) Try Not to Breathe brings suspenseful thrills in this unputdownable novel following three women as they face an incoming nuclear attack.
Nuclear missile threat to South England. 59 minutes until impact. Seek immediate shelter. This is not a test.
Carrie is a young mother desperate to reunite with her daughter. Frankie, newly pregnant, faces a romantic vacation that takes a terrifying turn. Then there’s the enigmatic older woman determined to protect her teenage daughter, Bunny, no matter what.
Across South England, these three women must navigate survival amidst chaos when the country receives a nuclear bomb alert. With only 59 minutes before mass destruction, will they make it to their loved ones in time?
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