The High House is set in a time (not too far away if we carry on how we are) where the consequences of the climate crisis have become irreversible - things like drought, rising sea levels & unpredictable extreme storms.

Francessa, an environmental scientist and climate activist, lives her life trying to persuade the rest of the world that their time is up, but ofcourse nobody wants to believe her.

With her knowledge of how little time they have left, Francessa prepares the High House for her family to take refuge. Located on an English coast, the High House sits atop a hill in a small village, with a barn stocked out with food, clothes, batteries, medicine, along with a vegetable garden, mill & tide pool. It's the perfect place to live out the floods and rising sea levels, right?.

I loved the structure and Greengrass's writing style. It felt like each chapter was almost it's own short story, but still flowed and connected with the rest of the story throughout.

This was by far the most realistic and engaging climate fiction book I have read so far. It highlighted issues like climate anxiety, social/media ignorance of the climate crisis, the danger of trying to stick to some kind of normality amidst the crisis, and how the media & governments deflect the 'blame' on the general public.

It also gave an example of what parenthood is like in a changing climate, and how many luxuries we would have to give up, not just for ourselves but also for our children.

I highly recommend this book to absolutely everyone. If anyone knows of any books similar or in the climate fiction genre please let me know.