false http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1255660120m/2609927.jpg 2609927 1 In this haunting and poignant debut novel, James Braziel tells an unforgettable story of love, family, and survival across a world that has already begun to die.&#8230;<br><b><br></b>When the ozone layer opened and the sun relentlessly scorched the land, there was nothing left but to hope. Mathew Harrison had always heard of a better life as close as Birmingham, only thirty-five miles away&#8212;zones of blue sky, wet grass, and clean breathable air. But to him it&#8217;s a myth, a place guarded by soldiers, off limits to all but the lucky few. Meanwhile Mat works alongside his father, mining only the red clay that the once fertile Alabama soil can offer.<br><br>Now, with the killing deserts on the move again and the woman he loves on a Greyhound heading north, Mat has a travel visa and every reason to leave. But his roots in this lifeless soil inexplicably hold him firmly to the past. Torn between hope and resignation, with time running out, Mat must make a fateful choice between a new life and the one that isn&#8217;t ready to let him go. 2634575 26 2 2008 Birmingham, 35 Miles total:17|5:1|4:4|3:5|2:5|1:2| 17 48 37 5 2 0 false false Thu Aug 07 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Mon Jul 07 08:58:08 -0700 2008 Thu Aug 07 13:33:39 -0700 2008 more...]]> 2 0 false false Thu Jun 25 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Thu Jun 04 19:24:11 -0700 2009 Thu Jun 25 19:34:14 -0700 2009 2 0 false false Mon Oct 13 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Fri Mar 21 08:25:18 -0700 2008 Tue Oct 14 11:18:09 -0700 2008 3 0 false false Tue Apr 01 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Fri Apr 04 11:47:57 -0700 2008 Fri Apr 04 11:48:43 -0700 2008 4 0 false false Fri Feb 01 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Wed Mar 05 13:15:31 -0800 2008 Wed Mar 05 13:19:04 -0800 2008 3 0 false false Sun Nov 15 21:17:53 -0800 2009 Sun Nov 15 21:17:53 -0800 2009 3 0 false false Fri Nov 06 07:08:59 -0800 2009 Fri Nov 06 07:08:59 -0800 2009 5 0 false false Sun Sep 20 17:10:32 -0700 2009 Sun Sep 20 17:10:32 -0700 2009 3 0 false false Sat Sep 19 10:54:34 -0700 2009 Sat Sep 19 10:54:34 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Wed Sep 16 23:53:43 -0700 2009 Wed Sep 16 23:53:43 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Tue Sep 15 11:41:16 -0700 2009 Tue Sep 15 11:41:16 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Fri Sep 11 17:54:34 -0700 2009 Fri Sep 11 17:55:13 -0700 2009 4 0 false false Mon Sep 07 19:23:37 -0700 2009 Mon Sep 07 19:23:37 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Mon Jun 29 18:14:24 -0700 2009 Tue Jun 30 12:06:29 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Thu Jun 04 12:46:56 -0700 2009 Thu Jun 04 12:47:10 -0700 2009 1 0 false false Fri May 29 18:19:12 -0700 2009 Fri May 29 18:19:12 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Wed May 20 07:46:07 -0700 2009 Wed May 20 07:46:07 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Wed Mar 18 21:13:49 -0700 2009 Wed Mar 18 21:13:49 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Fri Sep 12 16:36:39 -0700 2008 Tue Sep 16 16:01:30 -0700 2008 0 0 false false Fri Aug 29 22:23:33 -0700 2008 Fri Aug 29 22:23:37 -0700 2008 http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=2609927