Sometimes we must look to the past to survive the future. A novel about what really matters in life from the bestselling author of Captain Corelli’s Mandolin Q wants a simpler and safer life. His work as a quantum cryptographer for the government has led him to believe a crisis is imminent for civilisation and he’s looking for somewhere to ride out what’s ahead.He buys a ruined farmhouse in Cornwall and begins to build his own self-sufficient haven. Over the course of this quest he meets the eccentric characters who already live on the moors nearby — including the park ranger in charge of the reintroduced lynxes and aurochs that roam the area; a holy man waiting for the second coming on top of a nearby hill; an Arthurian knight on horseback and the amorous ghost of an Edwardian woman who haunts the farmhouse.As life in the cities gets more complicated, and our systems of electronic control begin to fall apart, Q flourishes in the wild Cornish countryside. His new way of life brings him back in tune with his teenage children, his ex-wife, and his own sense of who he is. He also grows close to Eva, energetic and enchanting, who is committed to her own quest for love and meaning.In this entertaining and heart-warming novel Louis de Berni res pokes fun at modern mores, and makes us reconsider what is really precious in our short and precarious lives.*SHORTLISTED FOR THE 2024 WILBUR SMITH ADVENTURE WRITING PRIZE*’Beguiling’ Observer’A feelgood story about friendship and love vintage de Berni res’ Daily Mirror’A wonder… wry, wise’ Daily Mail’Heaps of old-fashioned adventure’ The Times
Louis de Berni res
Light Over Liskeard [EPUB ebook]
From the Sunday Times bestselling author of Captain Corelli s Mandolin
Light Over Liskeard [EPUB ebook]
From the Sunday Times bestselling author of Captain Corelli s Mandolin
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