A journey through England's Historic Counties - even the ones that no longer exist - becomes something far richer: a meditation on science, belief, and humanity's search for meaning - on how we balance logic with intuition, evidence with experience, and still find our way in a world ruled by technology.
Armed with an ageing truck, a tent, and a sat nav with opinions of its own, Jack Barrow sets out to travel the length and breadth of England's counties. What begins as a straightforward road trip soon spirals into deeper territory: how we decide what to trust, how reason and intuition shape our choices, and how ancient traditions and modern science continue to share the same landscape.
Along the way are moments of kindness, small mishaps, and quiet reflection - from May Day dawn choruses and Morris dancers to cathedral meditations and philosophical musings over tea and sausages. Told with dry humour and curiosity, it's a story of England as seen from the road, and of one man's search for meaning among service stations, sacred sites, and satellite signals.
Part travelogue, part philosophical field notebook, In SatNav We Trust is a unique look at English history, landscape, and ideas - and at how we chart our course in a world that rarely follows the map.
From the author of The Hidden Masters and the Unspeakable Evil.