Z For Zachariah.

... Z FOR ZACHARIAH The novel starts by introducing Ann burden, the only survivor of a nuclear war. Or that's what she thinks. Then a man comes in a plastic suit that protects him from the radiation. The valley that Ann lives in is free of radiation and the farm is run by her. The new intruder swims in a pond that is high in radiation, thinking that it is fine. Meanwhile Ann is hiding in a cave not sure whether to show herself. She doesn't know if he is dangerous or not but eventually she has no choice because he gets sick and she has to nurse him back to health. While he is sick he is too weak to talk and is pretty much in a coma for a while. He has a dream and sleep talks and Ann finds out that he murdered someone for the plastic suit. Another scientist

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