![]() ![]() When they do, she accepts him and as a result keeps him safe. River and Mason then leave to find his mum. River then helps Mason find his mum because if they can there is a way around the law. There hasn’t been any murders in years so when Mason takes the blame, everyone believes him. Whilst there she sees a man and helps him escape but things turn nasty and she ends up killing him with a rock. River manages to get in by offering to help refuel the plane. She goes to the hanger but it is being kept locked up. River has an obsession with planes and one of her favourites arrives at a nearby town. ![]() The boy, Mason, has different mannerisms and customs – like a foreigner in her world. The family have to keep him hidden.Īdapting to life with a boy is the main focus. The laws require he be reported and returned or killed if to sick. It is a miracle he has survived outside the sanctuaries. The family decide to keep the boy and help him heal. How it startsįourteen year old River finds an XY (what boys are called) unconscious in the road. First she had to decide how to make this world possible and then how this impact would change life as we know it. Virginia wrote this book imagining what the word would be like if men were not part of the world. Only the elderly remember life with males. Males are kept safe in sanctuaries as soon as they are born. Author: Virginia Bergin Who Runs The WorldĪt Felixstowe Book Festival, I treated myself to this book following Virginia’s talk about how she wrote it.Īn airborne disease infects all the males in the world but women are immune. ![]()
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