P.D. James Book Made into a Movie

The movie Children of Men opened recently starring Clive Owen and Julianne Moore. What you probably won't know from the advertising is that it is based on the book of the same name by P.D. James. (It always irks me that the original author gets so little respect.) Children of Men was not one of P.D. James usual mysteries featuring Adam Dalgliesh or Cordelia Gray, actually it was not much like P.D. James at all. Here is the description of the book:

The human race has become infertile, and the last generation
to be born is now adult. Civilization itself is crumbling as suicide and despair
become commonplace. Oxford historian Theodore Faron, apathetic toward a future
without a future, spends most of his time reminiscing. Then he is approached by
Julian, a bright, attractive woman who wants him to help get her an audience
with his cousin, the powerful Warden of England. She and her band of unlikely
revolutionaries may just awaken his desire to live . . . and they may also hold
the key to survival for the human race.

As a P.D. James fan I felt compelled to read Children of Men and found myself fascinated with it. So if you go to see the film and enjoy it, go to your local public library and get the the book--it's worth reading.