Christina Sweeney-Baird grew up between London and Glasgow. A freelance journalist for “The Independent” and the “Huffington Post”, she now works as a lawyer specializing in corporate litigation. His first novel, “The End of Men”, written in 2019, appeared in 2021 in the United Kingdom. She is one of the guests of the “Quais du Polar” festival in Lyon, from April 1 to 3, 2022.
“2025, a mysterious disease, dubbed the ‘Plague’, is spreading around the world. It seems to affect only men, and very soon sons, husbands and fathers die. While half the world dies collapse, women rise up and respond, from Scotland to Singapore, from Russia to the United States. Dr. MacLean who remains at the forefront of patient care; Catherine, a historian determined to trace human histories behind the “Scourge”; or Dawn, an intelligence analyst charged with helping the government to forge a new society: each in their own way tries to deal with the devastating consequences, both personally and politically and on the sense of family.” (Presentation of Gallmeister editions)
“The End of Men”, by Christina Sweeney-Baird is translated from English by Juliane Nivelt.
The entire program of the 18th edition of “Quais du Polar” is to be discovered here.