Disappearing from the city and its pointless life of drugs, our hero discovers the safe and quaint old town of Burravale. His dear old landlady says there is a fairy at the bottom of his garden!
His amusement turns to concern on discovering there most certainly is an earth spirit in his garden. Further the creature in his compost heap has dangerous and critical ideas the hero and heroine and every living soul on this endangered planet will come to terms with.
Bush-fires, the Strait of Hormuz, world oil supply and real estate developmers clash with our hero and heroine and their aims for a quiet country life.