It's the 2040's and the world has become a more terrifying place than anyone could’ve foreseen. The country is recovering from a devastating nuclear war that has left much of the earth scourged and uninhabitable. Some billion-dollar corporations took advantage of the destruction by purchasing the rights to water and selling it back to the public at ridiculous prices. Joshua Wyman and Maria Perez struggle to adapt to this new violent world where muggings and murder over water are a common … [Read more...] about Parched by Anne Joyce