An engaging speculative satire about going back to the land by the bestselling author of Captain Corelli's Mandolin Q wants a simpler life. His work as a quantum cryptographer for the government has led him to believe a crisis is imminent for civilisation and he wants a safe place to ride out what's ahead. He buys a ruined farm in Cornwall and decides to build his own self-sufficient haven. Over the course of this quest he meets the eccentric characters who already live in the wilds nearby - inc...