{"product_id":"the-luminosity-prize-liz-paice-9781739927004","title":"The Luminosity Prize","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eJoin Jennie, a twenty-three year old ecology student at the University of Oakfield, in this fast-paced story described as \u003cem\u003e\"an emotional roller-coaster\", \"moving\" and \"unforgettable\"\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003cstrong\u003eEcology student Jennie Cliffe believes that the local badgers are healthy. Others violently disagree. Who is right?\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Jennie is enjoying her life in the West Country. Both her relationship with her travel-addict boyfriend David and her PhD research, although rather pedestrian, are seemingly progressing well.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e On a mission to save the badgers living in the beautiful countryside around Oakfield, Jennie is researching ways to ensure they have a sustainable future. When a badger cub is injured she meets Edward the handsome new vet.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Unexpectedly her life is thrown into disarray by cuts to her research funding and a virus which threatens the badgers and her family's dairy farm. At the same time a financial crisis hits the university and a mysterious animal activist organisation arrives in town. These events seem unconnected. But are they?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e When Jennie and David disagree about their future together, she is faced with a tough decision. Finding herself living back home on the family farm, she is confronted with new dilemmas and choices. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Will her relationship with David survive? Or does her attraction to Edward triumph? Can she secure a sustainable future for the badgers? Does Jennie have the skills and courage to rise-up to the challenges that she faces?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eIn this fast-paced romantic thriller, twenty-three year old Jennie is tested to her limits. Over the course of a year, she discovers the true meaning of love, life and death and finds the answer to the question: \u003cem\u003eIs killing ever justified?\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e \u003cem\u003eThe Luminosity Prize\u003c\/em\u003e is a gripping story with elements of mystery, darkness, love and happiness. Set in a rural landscape, it tackles the difficult choices facing farmers, animal activists and the government when an out-of-control disease decimates lives and livelihoods.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBuy this book for an entertaining read which will make you laugh and cry. It is a brilliant choice for a book club - this will keep your members talking.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Liz Paice\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1739927001\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781739927004\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Liz Paice\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/19\/2021\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 304\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.66lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.81h x 5.06w x 0.64d","brand":"Liz Paice","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48873807184127,"sku":"9781739927004","price":13.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-luminosity-prize-liz-paice-9781739927004","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}