Fertile Ground

'Life advice: never unbury a body. Granted, better advice might be don't murder, but I guess technically I never did that. So I stand by my original statement.'Clementine Finch s life just became complicated. Struggling with infertility in a society threatened by overpopulation, Clem returns to her childhood home to mourn the sudden death of her parents. Freedom from the extremist movement against pregnancy #stopoverpopulation is a welcome bonus. Reconnecting with figures from her past and chatting to the crows in her garden, Clem spends the winter months tending to her mother s strangely thriving vegetable patch.But when her troubled brother Billy arrives, paranoid about the wellness brand he works for, Clem feels her quiet life slipping away. Then she discovers her mother s hidden laboratory and her life is forever changed Presenting a frighteningly believable version of our future, Fertile Ground examines one woman s attempts to come to terms with the legacy her mother has left her. A legacy which has the potential to affect the future of every life she cares about and those she doesn t.