London, Madrid and Bogota all offer the same prospect to the burnt-out political activists of this novel: the defeat of all their ideals. No matter how far they run, the world only seems to pose new dangers, without a glimmer of another future. Or does it? As they meet people around the world who have also confronted globalised power, a new hope begins to emerge, a hope that does not rely on waiting for others to act, but on taking action themselves. Now if they can only defeat their personal demons, they might really be able to change the world…