We're all living on borrowed time

[Skybird]

Anyone remembering Nevil Shute's novel "On the beach"? We had it in English class at school.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/On_the_Beach_%28novel%29

The New York Times called it "the most haunting evocation we have of a world dying of radiation after an atomic war."[7] San Francisco Chronicle reviewer called it "the most shocking fiction I have read in years. What is shocking about it is both the idea and the sheer imaginative brilliance with which Mr. Shute brings it off."[7] Daily Telegraph calls it "Shute's most considerable achievement" and The Times states that it is "the most evocative novel on the aftermath of a nuclear war."[8] The Guardian comments that "fictions such as On the Beach played an important role in raising awareness about the threat of nuclear war. We stared into the abyss and then stepped back from the brink."[8] Los Angeles Times describes the novel as "timely and ironic...an indelibly sad ending that leaves you tearful and disturbed" and The Economist calls it "still incredibly moving after nearly half a century."