num_pages: 208
description: Francis Saxover and Diana Brackley, two scientists investigating a rare lichen, discover it has a remarkable property: it retards the aging process. Francis, realising the implications for the world of an ever-youthful, wealthy elite, wants to keep it secret, but Diana sees an opportunity to overturn the male status quo by using the lichen to inspire a feminist revolution.As each scientist wrestles with the implications and practicalities of exploiting the discovery, the world comes ever closer to learning the truth . . . Trouble With Lichen is a scintillating story of the power wielded by science in our lives and asks how much trust should we place in those we appoint to be its guardians?
language: English
title: Trouble with Lichen
titlecomplete: Trouble with Lichen
characters: Zephanie Saxover, Austin Daley, Richard Treverne, Gerald Marlin, Francis Saxover, Diana Brackley, Paul Saxover, Lucy Brendon, Lady Janet Tallwyn, Jane Saxover, Malvina Brackley
genres: 20th Century, Novels, Science Fiction, Horror, Fantasy, Classics, British Literature, Fiction, Science Fiction Fantasy, Speculative Fiction
ratings_count: 5385
places: England
publisher: Penguin Books Ltd