This novel follows Josephine through a breakdown and gradual recovery, tracing the loneliness and fragile rebuilding that connect university life and psychiatric care.

A story of piecing the self back together after collapse.

Built around the life of the agricultural trade unionist Joseph Ashby, this biography also traces how village society in Warwickshire changed over time. By linking personal history with local history, it carefully follows the reshaping of rural England under modern pressures.

From one rural activist's life, the transformation of the English countryside comes into view.