Ousted from Moscow by a deadly epidemic, Anya and her husband must
flee society, menaced by harsh Russian winter and desperate people.
A deadly flu epidemic sweeps through Moscow, killing hundreds of
thousands.When a virulent flu epidemic sweeps through Moscow killing
hundreds of thousands of inhabitants, Anya and her husband Sergey decide
to flee to a lake in the far north of Russia where they hope to sit out
the epidemic.
But as the wave of infection expands from the capital, they encounter
obstacles, hazards, and aggression, with near escapes from death as they
try to navigate their way through a harsh Russian winter, with
diminishing supplies of petrol and food. And their troubles multiply as
Sergey agrees to takes on unwelcome guests and Anna struggles with her
own feelings of hostility and jealousy. Inspired by a real-life flu
epidemic in Moscow, To the Lake was a number one bestseller in Russia,
and has now appeared in a dozen languages and been adapted into a
Netflix TV series.
