Night of the Fête

Night of the Fête is a contemporary fantasy story that explores the negative and positive impacts of biotechnology.


It is based in the UK and France, taking place in Knole Park in Sevenoaks, Market Harborough in Leicestershire and Collioure in France. The story concerns three types of beings in Sevenoaks: humans, fairies and a race of small flying squirrels with glowing auras, called Pevi. The Pevi’s existence is being threatened by a decrease in the concentration of positive ions in the atmosphere. Rick Johnston is a young research scientist working at a biotechnology company, developing green technology to generate electricity and clean drinking water from dirty African pond water. When the fairies and Pevi make themselves and their problem known to Rick and Kathleen, Rick’s girlfriend’s mother, the two humans are determined to help them. But what is causing the atmospheric change – and can Rick and Kathleen find a solution to save the Pevi from disaster in time? And how will Rick’s complex relationship with Kathleen develop?