​2037: a world destabilised by war and climate change, where billions are starving and mass refugee movement threatens to engulf the West. Troubled, bullied Christine Mackenzie, a solitary outsider haunting the Welsh forests and hills, wary of friendship, angry at everything, is hitch hiking home from an anti war demo in London as half a world away, incoming fire forces a bomber crew into an emergency take off. Their stories interweave and converge as world events slide inexorably towards endgame, challenging the very foundations of their lives.

‘A brilliant read and a real page turner. Thought provoking and passionately written, its vivid imagery and likeable characters captivate and remain with you each time you put the book down.’

‘A haunting and disturbing vision of an all too possible future. Made me look at things in a fresh light.’

‘Deep books are rarely this thrilling. Thrilling books are rarely this deep . . . captures the psyche of a young woman on the run, and compels you to care.’

‘The beautifully written, evocative descriptions of landscape are  particularly poignant against a backdrop of conflict and heartbreak

. . .  would make an excellent movie.’

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'There isn’t a single weak character, the writing is faultless, the plot credible and exciting. Turner’s acute eye for detail portrays everything from the camaraderie of service life to the Welsh countryside with utter conviction.’