Second paragraph of third chapter;

I have never understood why people would rather attempt to open conversations with strangers when they could be quiet instead.

I loved her first book, Memory of Water, and was on the Clarke jury when it was shortlisted in 2015. But I found this less engaging. Single-note emotionally, and the means and motivation of the eco-terrorists not very well explained in the end. (I also noticed repeated mentions of feline ears!) You can get it here.