This novel by Nevil Shute is set in the future after WWIII. Due to the nuclear fallout, only land in the southern hemisphere is inhabitable.
- The Rainbow and the Rose
- On the Beach
- Ruined City
- The Shadowlands
Answer
The correct answer is B) On the Beach.
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