In the story the Denzell family has a cantankerous cat named Plato.  The mother Joyce is searching for her hidden cigarettes when she finds a book.  The irony of the Mom searching for something harmful to her body (cigarettes) while finding a book about harm to the environment was genius writing by GG Kellner.  Anyways, the book appears and the cat makes sure the family reads the book, The History of the World.  The book is from the future. In it Grandmother tells a lyrical tale of warning and sadness as to how a slow apocalypse occurs in nature.   The Denzell’s follow the story and become more and more spooked when they realize it is referring to actual events.  I would describe Hope, A History of the Future to be realistic, hopeful speculative fiction.  The story is like a scary, apocalyptic climate warning hurricane brewing outside paired with you sitting inside safe with the warm, comforting feeling of holding a purring cat.