Essential As Air and Water

Essential as Air and Water is a novel about violent events that are occurring in a time of world peace and co-operation between nations. The novel focuses on Tom Lanegan, the British Prime Minister, who is faced with an unknown enemy that is causing many of the world’s citizens to participate in rioting and civil unrest. The search for the cause is made harder by the fact that the rioters cannot explain, or stop their actions. Determined that he will find a cure, Lanegan vows not to meet violence with violence to contain the rioters and seeks to find a solution that will not cause the situation to descend into anarchy. This choice will cause a conflict within him as he witnesses the chaos and sometimes terrible results of the rioter’s actions, causing him to doubt himself and the course of action he has chosen. In his quest, he is joined by long term allies, as well as new and unexpected friends who provide him with hope and potential answers that he would never have come to on his own.