'Gloriously exuberant and entertaining.' Guardian'A funny, moving and thought-provoking tale ... It's brilliant.' Independent on SundaySergeant Lester Ferris is a good man in need of a rest. He s spent a lot of his life being shot at. He has no family, he s nearly forty, burned out and about to be retired. The island of Mancreu is the perfect place for Lester to serve out his time and the perfec...