{"product_id":"9781529920611","title":"Light Over Liskeard","description":"Author(s): de Bernieres, Louis, \u003cbr\u003eBinding: Paperback, \u003cbr\u003eDate of Publication: 03\/10\/2024, \u003cbr\u003ePagination: 304 pages, \u003cbr\u003eSeries: N\/A, \u003cbr\u003eImprint: Vintage, \u003cbr\u003e Published By: Vintage Publishing, \u003cbr\u003eBook Classification: Modern \u0026amp; contemporary fiction (post c 1945)\u003cbr\u003eDimensions: 127 x 197 x 21mm\u003cbr\u003eWeight: 216g\u003cbr\u003e ISBN13\\EAN\\SKU: 9781529920611\u003chr\u003e\u003cp\u003eSometimes 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 MandolinQ 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHe 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAs 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn this entertaining and heart-warming novel Louis de Bernières pokes fun at modern mores, and makes us reconsider what is really precious in our short and precarious lives.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e*SHORTLISTED FOR THE 2024 WILBUR SMITH ADVENTURE WRITING PRIZE*'Beguiling' Observer'A feelgood story about friendship and love – vintage de Bernières' Daily Mirror'A wonder... wry, wise' Daily Mail'Heaps of old-fashioned adventure' The Times\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Winstones","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51657403728250,"sku":"9781529920611","price":9.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0423\/0240\/6809\/files\/9781529920611_7785ac54-5e08-4f7c-bd68-ba4917846354.jpg?v=1732558711","url":"https:\/\/steyningbookshop.info\/products\/9781529920611","provider":"Winstone's Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}