In a re-wilded, near-future England, a group of activists led by a
writer try to make a noise in a society that refuses to hear its
people.
A re-wilded, half-submerged England is home to a divided society split
into "haves" and "have-nots." Susan, once a teacher and writer, leads a
small group of activists as they try to spread words--any words--in a
world that no longer produces books. The Ghostwriters must try to revive
ideas and get their message out whilst pitted against a system that
shuts down thought and learning.
After the break-up of the United Kingdom, war in Europe, starvation, and
pandemic, the Capital is a society under siege. People just manage to
survive on rations and scraps that they thieve. Always monitored, but
never protected, life is cheap among the population. The Ghostwriters
must navigate dangers, but who can be trusted and what secrets lie
beneath the surface of the Old Capital?