'An old world is dying; a new world is being born; now is the time of monsters' Antonio Gramschi Solnit maps the extraordinary revolution of ideas and rights that we've experienced over the last fifty years, which has profoundly changed our world. In recognising the interdependent and symbiotic relationships in nature and among humans, this revolution is beginning to overturn capitalism, white supremacy, patriarchy and the human domination of nature - despite the best efforts of the old world to fight back. From one of the most significant thinkers of our day, The Beginning Comes After the End is a culmination of years of activism and offers a unique perspective on our politics and our humanity, to give hope in difficult times and to urgently remind us that the power to change the world is within our reach.

Rebecca Solnit reminds us the power to make change is within our reach * New Scientist *
A powerful meditation on transformation in turbulent times... Solnit argues that the current turmoil signals the dying throes of patriarchy and colonialism... A rallying call for all those who yearn for a just, sustainable and flourishing society * Conversation *
Beautiful and inspiring: this book gives us the courage to face change, and to make it -- George Monbiot

REBECCA SOLNIT is the author of more than twenty books, including Orwell's Roses, which was shortlisted for the 2022 Orwell Prize for Political Writing, Recollections of My Non-Existence, which was longlisted for the 2021 Orwell Prize for Political Writing and shortlisted for the 2021 James Tait Black Award, The Faraway Nearby, Wanderlust, A Field Guide to Getting Lost, River of Shadows and A Paradise Built in Hell. She is also the author of Men Explain Things to Me and many essays on feminism, activism, social change, hope, and the climate crisis, and writes regularly for the Guardian. She lives in San Francisco.