"Few things I've ever read have done a better job of getting at the complexity of the climate fight."
—Bill McKibben, Author of The End of Nature
“Had me belly laughing, reflecting deeply, and rubbing goosebumps off my arms. Raw, honest, and tapping into the soul of a generation, this book should be required reading for students - and folks of all ages - around the world.”
—Canyon Woodward, Author of Dirt Road Revival
“The profound conversation that has been missing from the climate justice movement.”
—Crysta Bloom, Land Activist, Soulfire Farm
“A compelling, deeply honest look at the hard work involved in moving away from fossil fuels.”
—Leah Stokes, Associate Professor of Environmental Politics at UCSB
“Finally, a climate book that feels new and different!”
—Holly Jean Buck, Assistant Professor of Environment and Sustainability at the University at Buffalo
“Smart, literate, and profoundly honest.”
—Sheila Jasanoff, Pforzheimer Professor of Science and Technology Studies at the Harvard Kennedy School
“A book truly in it’s own genre…It’s rare to see a book actually tackle competing conceptions of political economy in good faith—and not only with intellectual sophistication, but with interpersonal complexity.”
—Tawanda Mulalu, Author of Please Make Me Pretty, I Don’t Want to Die
SYNOPSIS
When they met as juniors in college, Kenyan clean energy entrepreneur Tom Osborn and American climate writer Eve Driver did not get along. While a trip to Kenya over winter break sparked an unlikely friendship, it was tested back on campus amid their college’s fossil fuel divestment campaign — which Eve joined, and Tom opposed.
In fresh voices that are raw, funny, and lyrical, the two take turns telling the story of their rocky but transformative friendship, which gripped and changed both of their minds. The result is a poignant story of coming of age in a generation divided about how to save itself, and a testament to the power of humor and dialogue to bridge divides in the global climate movement.