Breakdown

An influenza plague decimates humanity... A man loses his wife and baby daughter... A journey begins that will cross continents and plumb the depths of one human being's ability to find redemption. In a world ravaged by a deadly pandemic, former rock star Chris Price leaves the ruins of his life in New York and sets out on a long journey home to England. It's been six years of devastation since the plague killed his wife and daughter, and Chris is determined to find out if any of his family has survived. His passage leaves him scarred, in body and mind, by exposure to humankind at its most desperate and dangerous. But the greatest ordeal awaits him beyond the urban ruins, in an idyllic country refuge where Chris meets a woman, Pauline, who is largely untouched by the world's horrors. Together, Chris and Pauline undertake the most difficult facet of Chris's journey: confronting grief, violence, and the man Chris has become. Together, they will discover whether the human spirit is capable of surviving and loving again in a world of unparalleled desolation.