The Road

by Cormac McCarthy

In Brief

The haunting story of a father and son journeying through a post-apocalyptic land. Winter is coming, and they must face mountains, cannibals and possible starvation if they are to reach the coast and the safety they desperately hope it will offer.

Why you should read it

Winner of the 2007 Pulitzer Prize for Fiction, Cormac McCarthy’s tenth novel is terrifying, beautiful and full of silent love. It has a lot to teach us about what is most important in this world.