Creation LakeSadie Smith thirty four year old American undercover agent of ruthless tactics, bold opinions and clean beauty is sent by her mysterious but powerful employers to a remote corner of France. Her mission: to infiltrate a commune of radical eco activists influenced by the beliefs of a mysterious elder, Bruno Lacombe, who has rejected civilisation tout court. Sadie casts her cynical eye over this region of ancient farms and sleepy villages, and at first

love and friendship

If someone were to say 'it's not tennis'

No one seems to know or care who it is or who placed it there

grief magnifies other absences

Accused of heresy by the king of France

a psychoanalyst and Professor of Modern Literary Theory

When we go for a walk

Robin Hood has been blinded

civil engineers and

that didn't pan out

Tommy has been at the vanguard of bringing awareness of the potential of people living with Down syndrome to the media

and bad luck