pstrongJoin Jennie, a twenty-three year old ecology student at the University of Oakfield, in this fast-paced story described as eman emotional roller-coaster, moving and unforgettableem.strongpp pp strongEcology student Jennie Cliffe believes that the local badgers are healthy. Others violently disagree. Who is rightstrongpp pp Jennie is enjoying her life in the West Country. Both her relationship with her travel-addict boyfriend David and her PhD research, although rather pedestrian, are seemingly progressing well.pp pp On a mission to save the badgers living in the beautiful countryside around Oakfield, Jennie is researching ways to ensure they have a sustainable future. When a badger cub is injured she meets Edward the handsome new vet.pp pp Unexpectedly her life is thrown into disarray by cuts to her research funding and a virus which threatens the badgers and her family's dairy farm. At the same time a financial crisis hits the university and a mysterious animal activist organisa