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A novel about global warming and
the power of individuals to bring about change
It is 2036, and global warming is affecting everyone in
different ways.
Finnish scientist Christian Laakkonen begins the year
without a job when his partner, Inka, finds work in
Australia. Together they struggle with the intense heat
and witness a changing landscape: farms that were once
productive carry 'For Sale' signs on rusty gates, and no
one wants to buy.
Farmer Brian Ellson, who has an interest in technology
that makes a difference, is more positive than most about
the future. By year’s end, he, and others like tuna
fisherman Kris Pavic, will wield a difference that shocks
the world with the power of science.
Actions on such a scale, however, have a human dimension.
It is people, not technology alone, who will make things
happen in 2036, or at any time. Relationships, contrasting
views and the make-up of individuals come into play.
Enter the families of Inka, Christian, Brian and Brian’s
friend Bernadette. Brian’s son, the thoughtful Patrick,
and Bernadette’s teenage daughter, May, carry our
conscience through this story. Behind them all is the
power and single-mindedness of a woman dedicated to seeing
things through, Hanni Neimenen.
Yes, it is climate fiction, but no story can be told
without people.
About the Author
An agriculture graduate, much of Tony Clancy’s career
involved converting research results into practical
outcomes. Now retired, he wrote The Rain Circle
hoping it would inspire readers with the potential of
science to offer unexpected solutions.
He chose to publish his novel as an eBook because we must
reduce paper use to save our trees. Each individual’s
choices count.
Tony has published many newspaper and magazine articles
over the past fifty years, and is co-author of The Pie
Buyers’ Guide to Australia with his brother, Paul
Clancy.
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