In this unputdownable sequel to the heartbreaking bestseller The Last Stars in the Sky, one family's fight for survival continues as they navigate a world forever changed. Seven months ago, our family left suburban Connecticut for my parents' isolated lake house in a na ve attempt to reconnect. Life had imploded, or so I thought then. I hoped the change would reset us. A montage of Hallmark moments-card games in candlelight, hugs and healing chats. What I got was a nuclear holocaust five days after we arrived. Last week, the lake house burned to the ground. Our last place of safety. Now, I watch my children huddle together, their faces lit up by our tiny campfire beneath the towering blackness of endless pine forests. I wonder what tomorrow will bring-for the world, but also for my family. My daughters are so young. They've seen so little of life, but far too much. What future can they possibly have? I must keep them safe. No matter what lies ahead. Already I know it's a promise I
