Virginia Bergin - Author
Virginia Bergin learned to roller-skate with the children of eminent physicists. She grew up in Abingdon, Oxfordshire, and went on to study psychology, but ruined her own career when, dabbling in fine art at Central Saint Martins, she rediscovered creative writing. Since then she has written poetry, short stories, film and TV scripts. Most recently she has been working in online education, creating interactive courses for The Open University. She currently lives on a council estate in Bristol and has taken to feeding the birds in between writing the sequel, H2O2.
Author photo © Cate McRae
Virgina Bergin’s debut The Rain has already won her a large following among fans of YA. It’s the story of dippy Ruby, who manages, almost in spite of herself, to survive a devastating apocalypse brought about by a killer contagion in the rain. What a terrifying prospect that is to all of us living in the UK. The Storm takes up the action three months on. Ruby is still getting by, though the resolute cheer that’s kept her going so far is cracking. When by chance she ends up in the army camp that she had to flee in book one, she learns some disturbing truths about her fellow survivors. It’s compelling reading, and Ruby is a really appealing character, her sense of humour a constant counterpoint to the horror of the situation; basically, as she’d say, you really root for her to save the world. ~ Andrea Reece
One of our Books of the Year 2014 A dystopian story told with the refreshing addition of a dollop of good humour. Ruby thinks nothing of it when it begins to rain. Why should she? But, what she doesn’t know is that just one drop is all it takes for your blood to be infected. It’s hard to believe - especially for Ruby as the first she finds out about it is when she’s trying to snog the dreamy Caspar in an outside hot tub. With everyone in turmoil after the party when the rain starts falling, Ruby sets off to find her dad who, she hopes, will be safe in London. Ruby’s journey is a highly entertaining roller-coaster despite the convincing threat from the rain.
Welcome to the Matriarchy. Sixty years after a virus has wiped out almost all the men on the planet, things are pretty much just as you would imagine a world run by women might be: war has ended; greed is not tolerated; the ecological needs of the planet are always put first. In two generations, the female population has grieved, pulled together and moved on, and life really is pretty good - if you're a girl. It's not so great if you're a boy, but fourteen-year-old River wouldn't know that. Until she met Mason, she thought they were extinct.
Das Ende der Welt - in der Hand eines einzigen MadchensDrei Monate nach dem ersten todlichen Regen macht Ruby eine erschreckende Entdeckung: Um ein Heilmittel gegen das todliche Virus zu finden, werden Experimente an Menschen durchgefuhrt! Als Ruby herausfindet, dass auch ihre Freunde unter den Gefangenen sind, startet sie eine dramatische Rettungsaktion. Dabei stellt sich heraus, dass Ruby gegen das Virus immun ist. Doch das darf niemand erfahren, denn die Wissenschaftler haben ganz andere Plane - und Ruby muss wieder fliehen.In einer Welt, in der Geld und Profit wichtiger als Menschenleben sind, kampft Ruby ums Uberleben - doch der Ausgang ist ungewiss.Die packende Fortsetzung von Rain - Das todliche Element
MIT DEM REGEN KOMMT DER TOD ...Atemberaubender Nervenkitzel - Der neue Bestseller aus EnglandSamstag, Partyabend. Ruby und ihre Freunde feiern ausgelassen bis in die Nacht. Was keiner ahnt: Es wird das letzte Mal sein. Ruby wird ihre Freunde niemals wiedersehen. Und sie wird auch Caspar zum ersten und letzten Mal gekusst haben. Denn in dieser Nacht kommt der giftige Regen, der ein todliches Virus bringt. Die Menschheit rast ihrem Untergang entgegen. Wer nicht gleich stirbt, kampft mit allen Mitteln ums Uberleben. Freunde werden zu Feinden, Kinder zu Waisen, Nachbarn zu Gesetzesbrechern. Auch Ruby ist von einem Tag auf den anderen vollig auf sich allein gestellt. Inmitten von Tod, Chaos und Angst macht sie sich verzweifelt auf die Suche nach uberlebenden Verwandten. Doch es gibt auch Hoffnung. Ruby erhalt ein Lebenszeichen ihres totgeglaubten Vaters ...Fur Leser von Die Tribute von Panem und Der Ubergang.
Virgina Bergin’s debut The Rain has already won her a large following among fans of YA. It’s the story of dippy Ruby, who manages, almost in spite of herself, to survive a devastating apocalypse brought about by a killer contagion in the rain. What a terrifying prospect that is to all of us living in the UK. The Storm takes up the action three months on. Ruby is still getting by, though the resolute cheer that’s kept her going so far is cracking. When by chance she ends up in the army camp that she had to flee in book one, she learns some disturbing truths about her fellow survivors. It’s compelling reading, and Ruby is a really appealing character, her sense of humour a constant counterpoint to the horror of the situation; basically, as she’d say, you really root for her to save the world. ~ Andrea Reece
One of our Books of the Year 2014 A dystopian story told with the refreshing addition of a dollop of good humour. Ruby thinks nothing of it when it begins to rain. Why should she? But, what she doesn’t know is that just one drop is all it takes for your blood to be infected. It’s hard to believe - especially for Ruby as the first she finds out about it is when she’s trying to snog the dreamy Caspar in an outside hot tub. With everyone in turmoil after the party when the rain starts falling, Ruby sets off to find her dad who, she hopes, will be safe in London. Ruby’s journey is a highly entertaining roller-coaster despite the convincing threat from the rain.