Half a Million Minutes

By Adam Schuitema

At midnight on New Year's Day, 2049, the Exodus Clock begins its final countdown. By the end of the year, rising seas will force the citizens of the Bishop Islands-- a tiny Pacific atoll nation-- to abandon their homeland forever. Hazelmary Moore, a seventy-four-year-old retired schoolteacher, has spent her life teaching the history of a country now on the brink of extinction. As evacuation plans accelerate and global powers tighten their grip, Hazelmary uncovers a chilling truth: the fate of her people was long decided by forces far beyond their shores. Drawn into protests and a global climate activist movement, she risks everything to expose a conspiracy and secure a future for her loved ones. As the countdown continues, the Bishop Islands become a flashpoint in a widening geopolitical conflict, and Hazelmary-- a careful observer of history-- emerges as an unlikely symbol of resistance. Half a Million Minutes is a gripping, lyrical story of climate displacement, political power, and the courage it takes to fight for home and family as time runs out.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1646038320
• ISBN13: 9781646038329
• Release Date: March 2027
• Publisher: Regal House Publishing
• Length: 348 Pages