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Symphony for G: A Wildlife Novel
Symphony for G: A Wildlife Novel
Symphony for G: A Wildlife Novel
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What could be simpler than buying a house in the country?
When Sol, a city financier, purchases Bothan Faobhar on a whim, he discovers a world where the neighbours are both distant and at odds with his urban ideals. With no mobile signal, no electricity, water that runs brown, it is an existence that he quickly realises he is ill-prepared for. Can someone like Sol survive here?
And then there is the mysterious previous occupant, G, who seems not to have left. Who is G? Why does he stay in contact with Sol? And, why does everyone think that the house chose Sol and not the other way around?
This is the story of Sol's introspective journey from self-obsessed investor to outwards-looking naturalist with a deepening knowledge and interest in the wild world just beyond his own doorstep, starting with the visitation of a Scottish wildcat. It is about the wildlife of Britain, rural communities and folk music, and the need to protect them all from certain extinction.
It is also about a man who buys a house.
LanguageEnglish
PublisherLulu.com
Release dateJul 4, 2018
ISBN9780244397524
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