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In Christina Sweeney-Baird s The End of Men, a virus that kills only men goes global
14 May, 2021 11:30 PM
3 minutes to read
Christina Sweeney-Baird. Photo / Sophie Davidson
By: Eleanor Black
Christina Sweeney-Baird sums up her debut novel like this: It s a lot. It sure is. A quick summary: It s 2025 and a mysterious virus has wrapped the globe in a blanket of doom. It starts with a fever, aches and lethargy, and progresses quickly to death. It affects only men. In Glasgow, Amanda, an emergency room doctor, correctly identifies patient zero and sounds an alarm, but horrifyingly, no one in a position to make a difference takes her seriously.