Brian Crabtree

The job of Velma Hardy and her Personality Promotions team is to put glamour into sales drives.

A strange new virus has appeared, which only attacks strains of grasses such as wheat and rice, and the world is descending into famine and chaos. Architect John, along with his family and friends, is making his way from London to his brother's farm in northern England where there will hopefully be food and safety for all of them.

The job of Velma Hardy and her Personality Promotions team is to put glamour into sales drives.