Concrete Island

Contemporary Urban Fiction

Author: J.G. Ballard

A 35-year-old architect is driving home from his London office when his car swerves and crashes onto a traffic island lying below three converging motorways. Uninjured, he climbs the embankment to seek help, but no one will stop for him and he is trapped on the island, where he remains…..Read More

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