Sometimes losing your children is the only way to save them. 

The year is 2039. Jean Bennett’s husband and sister have died from a mysterious illness. To save her children’s lives, she must leave the home she loves. Deep in grief, infected by a virus that might kill her at any time, and chased by government goons, Jean must be braver than she ever thought possible as she journeys to Canada to get her five children to safety. It should be a three-day car trip, but this ride is not like any they’ve ever taken. When Jean learns that children, originally thought to be immune, can be infected at fifteen, the stakes rise. Her oldest son just turned fourteen. Then their vehicle and all their supplies are stolen. As each new challenge changes her, Jean begins to understand what she must do to save her children. Just making it to Canada isn’t enough; she must make one final sacrifice.

The grueling journey of The Road meets the shifting perspectives of Station Eleven in this dystopian speculative fiction about a family that survives their worst fears as the known world and their certainty about who they are disintegrate during a thousand-mile race to safety. Sanctuary is a story about love and determination, a story of hope.

REVIEWS:

GENUINELY EXCITING. Sanctuary is an entertaining mash-up of Cormac McCarthy’s The Road and Emily St. John Mandel’s Station Eleven. Ginny Fite is a talented writer, and her family of survivors will linger on in your memory. —Jeff Soloway, author of The Travel Writer mysteries and winner of the Mystery Writers of America Robert L. Fish Award

 HAUNTING YET HEART-POUNDING, Sanctuary’s intimate portrayal of one family’s fight to survive a viral cataclysm breathes new literary life into dystopian fiction. It’s The Road meets Station Eleven but with Fite’s uniquely lyrical voice. A must-read! —J.L. Delozier, multi-award winning author of The Photo Thief

IN EQUAL TURNS THRILLING AND POIGNANT, Sanctuary is a fast-paced, thought-provoking novel that draws the reader into one family’s quest for safety in a world ravaged by a deadly virus. Ginny Fite skillfully brings the near-apocalyptic world, populated by desperate citizens and corrupt virus police, to horrifying life, inviting the reader to consider just how far we might go to save our own families. —Kathleen Barber, author of Truth Be Told (an Apple TV+ series) and Follow Me 

A GRIPPING DYSTOPIAN THRILLER, Ginny Fite’s Sanctuary is about a mother’s harrowing journey to secure the safety of her children amidst a relentless pandemic. Set against the backdrop of a society in chaos due to an invisible killer, the novel masterfully captures the essence of maternal love stretched to its limits. As the protagonist navigates through a world plagued by fear and uncertainty, readers are taken on a rollercoaster ride of suspense and emotion. Sanctuary is an adrenaline-pumping exploration of love, survival, and the unbreakable bonds that hold us together against adversity. —Jackson Banks, author of the thriller novel Alligator River

by Ginny Fite
Page Count: 240
Trim Size: 6 x 9
Publish Date: November 12, 2024
Imprint: Milford House Press
Genre: Fiction / Literary