Content in her familiar high school routine, Lorna Finch’s fast approaching final exams mark a crossroads in her young, untroubled life. Whilst her father expects her to work for the family business, she knows fulfilling her dream of becoming an environmental scientist requires her to leave home for university. As Lorna seeks guidance from friends and relatives, she uncovers much about her family’s past that helps inform her decisions about the future. Drawn into a battle between Thirsbi’s mayor and a local environmental group over the town’s parkland, Lorna discovers a role model who just might give her the confidence to decide the best way forward. Alan North’s debut novel is an exploration of Scotland’s ongoing search for identity in the United Kingdom and wider world. Whilst contemporary politics underpin the narrative, this is first and foremost Lorna’s coming of age story, charting her journey from timid schoolgirl to capable young woman. Produced by Jennine Rudnitski Edited by Julie Strauss