*'From that moment onwards, the dog and I both found ourselves incapable
of ever cherishing a sense of belonging.'*Constantly bickering with her
shallow friend Brow, beginning correspondence courses she will never
finish, helping sage-like Grandpa Cloud Forest with his mystical healing
and stealthily avoiding matrimony with her less-than-impressive fiancé
Old Ran, Plum's life appears to be puttering along what seems like a
tediously predictable path. But when the village home she cherishes
comes under threat from big city capitalists, she finds herself thrust
into a series of adventures with a mercurial rogue called Chivalry.
This raucous, and at times achingly poignant tale combines earthy
humour, ancient wisdom and thrilling action to highlight the impact of
creeping urbanisation on traditional country folk.