Description
In a near-future Britain where the relentless tides threaten to swallow the coastline, the crumbling seaside resort of Margate becomes the backdrop for a story about survival, displacement, and the electric pull of love. As rising sea levels force families out of the cities, young Chance and her mother, Jas, trade their suffocating London life for a chance at a new beginning in a town marked by rusted amusement parks and abandoned hotels.
What they find, however, is a world teetering on the edge of a precipice. As the landscape shifts and social stability fragments, the family is drawn into the orbit of Kole, a charismatic and volatile figure whose presence threatens to upend their fragile new existence. Amidst the encroaching water and the mounting political unrest, Chance finds herself navigating the turbulent waters of a burgeoning romance that feels both dangerous and vital.
Rosa Rankin-Gee crafts a hauntingly atmospheric narrative that blends the grit of dystopian realism with the intimate ache of a coming-of-age story. Dreamland is a visceral, liquid-smooth exploration of what we cling to when the world starts to sink, capturing the tension between the desire for safety and the irresistible lure of the unknown.
