In the Green Heart

From the Rathbones award-winning author of People Who Eat Darkness and Ghosts of the Tsunami, comes an explosive journey of one father guiding his family through the collapse of civilisation.

The thrilling story of individual resistance to state power and a heartbreaking tale of fatherly love.

'Immersive and immensely readable, never not terrifying' Richard Beard

Deep in a vast tropical rain forest, Kit and Lara escape the hollowness of modern life doing charitable work in a jungle village. With them is their tiny baby, Helen, who flourishes under the anxious care of her father.

Their life of idyllic isolation is shattered by the arrival of an outsider with frightening news - close at hand, across the border, violence is looming. Hidden in a tiny memory card, Kit unwittingly holds evidence of the world-shattering event that is unfolding, the desperate power-play of a flailing superpower.

Separated from Lara, with war erupting around them, Helen and Kit are forced to flee through the forest with a band of local children, pursued by a ruthless and determined army. Caught between the struggle of rival powers, Kit must keep his baby daughter alive while protecting the secret that his pursuers will kill to get their hands on.

Praise for the award-winning Ghosts of the Tsunami:

'A remarkable and deeply moving book' Henry Marsh, author of Do No Harm

'Every time I think of it, I'm filled with wonderment... A future classic' Observer

'A book of absolute, harrowing truth and beauty. I'd give up four of my novels to have written this book' Jim Crace, author of Harvest