As the coronavirus outbreak continues to haunt our every day lives, Iâve thought about Nevil Shuteâs classic novel âOn the Beachâ. In the novel, a group of people await the arrival of deadly radiation spreading towards them, following the effects of an atomic war. In its Danish translation, the title of the novel was alternatively changed to âVentetidâ, which means âwaiting time.â Hopefully, this crisis will not play out as the events of Shuteâs novel, but I think the term âventetidâ incapsulates the feeling weâre all living through these days. If youâre in isolation, I recommend the book! /Mulle














