Stuart Kelly

The idealist vs the entrepreneur: Birnam Wood, by Eleanor Catton, reviewed

A young guerrilla gardener and an American billionaire vie for a plot of land in New Zealand. Can they trust one another to reach an agreement?

Eleanor Catton in 2013, the year she won the Booker prize for The Luminaries. [Alamy]
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  • Birnam Wood

    Eleanor Catton

    Granta, pp. 432, £20

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