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I spent years working for the RSPB, and have always been interested in nature and how it is affected by climate change, so I was thrilled when Gregory Norminton got in touch to ask me to contribute a story to Beacons: stories for our not so distant future. Each of the stories in this anthology imagines what life will be like in our warmed-up world.
The book is published by Oneworld and all profits from sales are donated to Stop Climate Chaos – the UK’s largest group of people committed to taking action on climate change.
My story – The Great Consumer – is about a group of time travellers all arriving at one specific moment, hoping to change the course of history, but they all have a different opinion about what is the best future.
I’m proud to be counted among a very distinguished list of contributors: Joanne Harris, Liz Jensen, Alasdair Gray, Clare Dudman, Rodge Glass, AL Kennedy, James Miller, Jem Poster, Toby Litt, Janice Galloway, Tom Bullough, Holly Howitt, Adam Thorpe, David Constantine, Maria McCann, Nick Hayes, Gregory Norminton, Siân Melangell Dafydd, Lawrence Norfolk and Jay Griffiths.