Birnam Wood

Birnam Wood is a moving target.

Birnam Wood is a group of guerilla gardeners that Mira Bunting formed five years ago. This activist collective, an unofficial, uncontrolled, sometimes illegal, occasionally charitable group of pals, grows crops wherever no one will see them: on the sides of highways, in abandoned parks, and in backyards. The organization has had trouble breaking even for years. Then Mira stumbles on an answer, a way to finally set the group up for the long term: a landslide has closed the Korowai Pass, cutting off the town of Thorndike. An opportunity has arisen from a natural tragedy; a large farm seems to have been abandoned.

Not everyone, however, is as intrigued by Thorndike as Mira is. The mysterious American millionaire Robert Lemoine informs Mira that he has taken it over to construct his end-of-the-world bunker when he sees her on the land. Drawn to Mira, Birnam Wood, and their spirit of enterprise, he proposes that they cultivate this area. Can they trust him, though? Can they trust one another when their beliefs and principles are put to the test?

The Booker Prize-winning author of The Luminaries, Birnam Wood, crafts a compelling psychological thriller that is evocative of Shakespearean humor, drama, and character depth. Intentions, deeds, and consequences are all expertly considered in this thought-provoking analysis, which also examines the human need to protect ourselves without reservation.