Set in the Indonesian rainforest, Blind Eye is a fast-paced political environmental thriller exploring moral predicaments and personal choices.Ben is an economist whose life is falling to pieces. The last thing he needs right now is to compile a report for the government on sustainable exportation of timber from Indonesia. But he has got to keep the pennies rolling in. Everyone seems to have an angle. The Government want trade, the businessmen want low-cost products, the environmentalists want to maintain endangered habitats and one young woman, Yulia, is determined to protect communities. Ben rushes through the report, but then tragedy hits. A community is shattered, and Ben realises, there is no staying neutral. He has a part to play in the global picture."A compelling environmental thriller that underscores the challenge of combating environmental degradation in the face of powerful interests."Lord Jonny Oates, Liberal Democrat Lords Spokesperson on Energy and Climate Change"Your book had a different meaning to me than for other readers. For me it is real."Dr Leonie van der Maesen, Life-long campaigner to save forests.
