Set in Bexhill-on-Sea after a pandemic has wiped out almost the entire UK population, The Hoffmann Plague follows a year in the lives of a man and woman who meet in the aftermath, evocatively recounting their struggles to survive. With all established infrastructure and support systems gone, they must learn new skills quickly: skills which have become unfamiliar to most people living in modern times. By turns moving, shocking and humorous, it is a tale of ordinary people trying to build new lives in extraordinary circumstances and the practical issues they have to address. In a lawless country where societal norms have been destroyed, they encounter other survivors – some friendly; some hostile. But do they have what it takes to survive in this harsh new world?