Children Of The DustChildren Of The Dust is a powerful post nuclear holocaust novel described by the author as, "my cry against the monstrous weapons men have made". Everyone thought, when the alarm bell rang, that it was just another fire practice. But the first bombs had fallen on Hamburg and Leningrad, the headmaster said, and a full scale nuclear attack was imminent It's a real life nightmare. Sarah and her family have to stay cooped up in the tightly sealed kitchen