On the Beach

A world wide nuclear war launched by accident! A handful of survivors hope for a miracle. But they know they are doomed. How does a person live when he knows how he is going to die? Some carry on as usual-- a few destroy themseves in a last mad fling at life. A shocker....[b]"The most important novel of the Atomic Age. If you read only one book this year, this should be the one." -- Washington Post.[b]