As a heatwave hits Paris the author's entire existence is disrupted and disoriented by the
effects of climate change. All his normal reference points are destroyed. To escape the heat
and his growing anxieties he flees to the small Mediterranean island of Porquerolles. But even
in this idyllic setting can he escape the harsh realities of the Anthropocene? Written as a
fictionalized travelogue based on the author's own experiences this inquiry into the issues
raised by the climate crisis will be of interest to everyone concerned about the increasingly
dire situation in which we find ourselves on our climate-damaged planet.
