What We Can Know Margaret Mitchell Macfarlane’s journeys take him from

Macfarlane’s journeys take him from the chalk downs of England to the bird islands of the Scottish northwest

Alternately kind and cruel

Charlie must learn to navigate those wild and poignant roller-coaster days known as growing up

and spiritual allegory

and existence

What We Can Know Margaret Mitchell Macfarlane’s journeys take him from2014: At a dinner for close friends and colleagues, renowned poet Francis Blundy honors his wifes birthday by reading aloud a new poem dedicated to her, A Corona for Vivien. Little does anyone gathered around the candlelit table know that for generations to come people will speculate about the message of this poem, a copy of which has never been found, and which remains an enduring mystery. 2119: Just over one hundred years in the future, much of the