The Red Armband is a post-apocalyptic, literary science fiction novel.
How does our upbringing influence our interpretation of the world? Evie,
Laura, and Bertram, must confront this question in their three
intertwined stories. Evie is indoctrinated by a repressive regime, and
throws herself into conflict with a more liberal society. She tries to
destroy them, but fails. Instead, a myth about her life is used to start
a revolution against the regime. Laura's new-born son, Edmond, is a time
traveller from the future, but she isn't believed and is diagnosed with
post-natal depression. To avoid being sectioned she joins him in his
world. Bertram, an orphan, is desperate to find his parents. While
searching, he meets Edmond and Laura, and uncovers the truth about Evie.
He decides to expose the person behind the myth. The Red Hairband is an
exploration of the inhumanity that certainty about our ideas can bring
about; it advocates for doubt about all our beliefs.