The Children of Men by P.D. James

In 1992, mystery author P.D. James (Phyllis Dorothy) ventured into dystopian fiction with the novel, The Children of Men, to answer her own question, "if there is no future, how would we behave?" Set in 2021 England, 26 years after the human race lost the ability to reproduce when all men everywhere on Earth were rendered infertile, her novel portrays a world without children and without hope of another generation to come. James uses this premise to explore themes of existentialism and faith, the nature of humanity, hope and despair, corruption and power. The plot follows Theo Faron, a middle-aged Oxford historian who becomes involved with political dissidents trying to overthrow the dictatorship that rules England and, later, to protect Julian, their fellow dissident, after she becomes the first woman to get pregnant in a generation, and whose child may hold the key to human salvation. Happy Holidays!
We'll meet again at the Mission Valley Library in Seminar Room A. The library sets a limit of 12 persons for the room. Feel free to bring your own refreshments

-dave rankin