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Light Over Liskeard: From the Sunday Times bestselling author of Captain Corelli’s Mandolin
Louis de Bernieres
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Description for Light Over Liskeard: From the Sunday Times bestselling author of Captain Corelli’s Mandolin
Paperback.
Sometimes we must look to the past to survive the future.
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; ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2023
Publisher
Vintage Publishing
Condition
New
Number of Pages
304
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781787304000
SKU
9781787304000
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 2 to 4 working days
Ref
99-1
About Louis de Bernieres
Louis de Bernières is the bestselling author of Captain Corelli's Mandolin, which won the Commonwealth Writers' Prize Best Book in 1995. His most recent books are So Much Life Left Over, The Dust That Falls From Dreams and The Autumn of the Ace, the short story collection Labels, the children's book Station Jim and the poetry collection The Cat in ... Read more
Reviews for Light Over Liskeard: From the Sunday Times bestselling author of Captain Corelli’s Mandolin
Beguiling...Set in a jollier dystopia than the norm, it tells the tale of “Q”, a cryptographer who takes refuge from the madding crowd in Cornwall
Observer
Marked by de Bernieres’ customary light touch and wry humour...This quirky novel is timely... a feelgood story about friendship and love – vintage de Bernieres.
Daily Mirror
A knockabout satire ... Read more
Observer
Marked by de Bernieres’ customary light touch and wry humour...This quirky novel is timely... a feelgood story about friendship and love – vintage de Bernieres.
Daily Mirror
A knockabout satire ... Read more