The Year of the Flood

I enjoyed The Year of the Flood by Margaret Atwood which is set in a mythical (or possible) future.  The story is told in flashback by two main characters Toby and Ren (both woman).  The scientists of the time work on cross-breading different animals to create new creatures e.g. Liobam (cross between lion and lamb).  We learn about Toby's life before she joins a religious "green" group, God's Gardeners, who look after their environment and grow their own produce, as food has become scarce unless you live in a "research corporation" gated community.  Ren is younger than Toby and was brought to the Gardeners by her mother who after several years decides to leave.  The reader learns about the "waterless flood" (a plague) which sweeps the earth killing most of mankind.  Who will survive?  It is an interesting post-apocolapytic story. 4/5