The Last Town on Earth

It's days later, and I'm still thinking about this book. Choices people make, even with the best intentions, don't always work in the long run. This book is a compelling look at how an epidemic during wartime affects a small town in early 20th century America in ways both large and small.

This is the debut novel of Thomas Mullen. Here is a synopsis from the author’s web site:

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Deep in the mist-shrouded forests of the Pacific Northwest is a small mill town called Commonwealth, founded as a haven for workers weary of exploitation. For Philip Worthy, adopted son of the town's founder, it is a haven in another sense - the first place in his life he's... read more