Light Over Liskeard: From the Sunday Times bestselling author of Captain Corelli´s Mandolin – de Bernieres Louis (2023)

Q wants a simpler and safer life. His work as a quantum cryptographer for the government has led him to believe that a crisis threatening civilisation is imminent, so he buys a ruined farmhouse in Cornwall and begins building a self-sufficient haven. Along the way, he meets the eccentric characters living on the nearby moors, including the park ranger responsible for reintroduced lynxes and aurochs, a holy man awaiting the second coming on a nearby hill, an Arthurian knight on horseback and the amorous ghost of an Edwardian woman haunting the farmhouse. As life in the cities grows more complicated and electronic systems of control begin to collapse, Q flourishes in the wild Cornish countryside. His new way of life brings him back into harmony with his teenage children, his ex-wife and his own sense of identity. He also grows close to Eva, an energetic and enchanting woman pursuing her own quest for love and meaning. In this entertaining and heart-warming novel, Louis de Bernieres pokes fun at modern mores and encourages us to reconsider what is truly precious in our short and precarious lives.