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Eleanor Catton, the Booker Prize-winning author, delivers a gripping psychological thriller in 'Birnam Wood'. This Sunday Times Bestseller has garnered critical acclaim, earning Catton a spot among Granta Magazine's Best of Young British Novelists 2023, as well as nominations for the Orwell Prize for Political Fiction and the Nero Book Awards.
The tale centres on Mira Bunting, founder of the guerrilla gardening collective Birnam Wood. For half a decade, this clandestine group has sown crops in overlooked urban spaces, teetering between philanthropy and criminality. When a landslide severs access to the town of Thorndike, Mira spies an opportunity to secure the group's future on seemingly abandoned farmland.
Enter Robert Lemoine, an enigmatic American billionaire with his own designs on Thorndike. Claiming to be constructing a doomsday bunker, Lemoine proposes a collaboration with Birnam Wood. As ideologies clash and loyalties are tested, the characters must grapple with questions of trust, survival, and the consequences of their actions.
With Shakespearean wit and a keen eye for character, Catton weaves a tale that is both intellectually stimulating and utterly engrossing. 'Birnam Wood' offers a penetrating examination of human nature, exploring the complex interplay between intentions and outcomes in a world where nothing is quite as it seems.
Book ISBN: | 9781783784288 |
Book Weight: | 302g |
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Sherlock & Pages is a little bookshop with a big heart. We are based in Frome, Somerset, England and curate lists of books in the areas we are passionate about – landscape, nature, history, and heritage. In short, the conservation of all we’ve inherited and all we are responsible to pass on. We aim to inspire and be inspired, to form a literary culture of care and passion about this precious planet we call home.
This is a shop where you might find something you haven’t seen before, and we like to think we’ve got something for everyone. We choose each of our books with care and for a reason. This is because our physical store is small but beautifully formed, holding only around 1200 titles at any one time. We try and recreate the feel of the shop wherever we are online, to reflect our niche categories and personality.
We have an active social media presence and aim to share our story with all our friends. The long-term goal is to build a hub for the books and writers we believe in. Who knows where our adventure will lead but by supporting Sherlock & Pages you’re helping us to add a further layer of magic to our little corner of the world. If you haven’t visited our physical store, one day you might just make a literary pilgrimage down to Somerset.
Our tagline is ‘Long Live the Hedgerows’ and our symbol a hibernating dormouse. If you want to support an independent with a unique character and which will share stories with you for years to come, then choose Sherlock & Pages. The world needs bookshops with soul, for they are ‘citadels of light.’