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Light Over Liskeard
- Author
- Louis de Bernieres
- Narrator
- Rufus Wright
- Publisher
- Random House
- Publish Date
- 12 October 2023
- Run Time
- 8 hours 29 minutes
- Format
- Audiobook
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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 Bernières pokes fun at modern mores, and makes us reconsider what is really precious in our short and precarious lives.
©2023 Louis de Bernières (P)2023 Penguin Audio
Critics Review
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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
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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
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A knockabout satire with twists aplenty
Mail on Sunday
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A wonder worthy of Wyndham...wry, wise
Daily Mail
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Heaps of old-fashioned adventure
The Times
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De Bernieres is a singular, cherishable voice
Mail on Sunday
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The future might look bleak, but Bernière’s dystopia is replete with obscure charm, endearing personalities and flights of fantasy
SAGA, Book of the Month
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de Bernières has an undeniable talent for creating an achingly romantic affair from what may appear to be a mundane midlife crisis
Independent
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In a career that began with a magic realism-inspired Latin American trilogy, took off with the historical romance Captain Corelli’s Mandolin, and has gone down such byways as Red Dog, a rather heartwarming tale of an Australian sheepdog, and Notwithstanding, a collection of determinedly eccentric stories of English village life, De Bernières has shown himself to be full of surprises, conjuring narratives of considerable charm and impressive sweep.
Guardian
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Funny, clever, and optimistic, Light Over Liskeard asks us to consider what really matters in life
Church Times
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Details
- Author
- Louis de Bernieres
- Narrator
- Rufus Wright
- Duration
- 8 hours 29 minutes
- Release Date
- 12 October 2023
- ISBN
- 9781529928891
- Format
- Audiobook
- Publisher
- Random House
- Genre
- Modern and contemporary fiction: literary and general, Speculative fiction, Satirical fiction and parodies
Synopsis
Brought to you by Penguin.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 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.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 Bernières pokes fun at modern mores, and makes us reconsider what is really precious in our short and precarious lives.©2023 Louis de Bernières (P)2023 Penguin Audio
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