When Lan's granddaughter posts a furious message about online harm and hypocrisy that goes viral, her words trigger an internet pile-on to silence her.
She and her family are forced to make a choice: retreat from the toxic mess that's wrecking our world or take a stand and fight for a better future. Only this most unlikely group of change makers, with its intergenerational mix of ancient wisdom and hi-tech savviness, has the vision to derail the capitalist status quo and make a lasting change to the system.
Grand in scope and rich in courageous characters, here is a dream of a better future: a world that has learnt from the past, that we’d be proud to leave to our children.
Dream deeply. Rise up strong. Change is coming...
Born in Scotland at 318ppm CO2, author and podcaster, Manda Scott's writing has spanned the eras from pre-Roman Britain with the Boudica: Dreaming series to the SOE/Maquis in WWII - and her latest novel, Any Human Power, looks forward to the future five minutes from now. Previous works have been shortlisted for the Orange Prize, nominated for an Edgar and won the McIlvanney Prize. Co-creator of the Thrutopia Masterclass and host of the international chart-topping Accidental Gods podcast, Manda has a degree in veterinary medicine and an MA in Regenerative Economics. She lives with her wife on a smallholding in the liminal space where England meets Wales.