When Mungo's dad dies, they scatter his ashes on Hampstead Heath. Mungo's dad loved London and hated the country - '' I hate trees, I hate fresh air, and I particularly have it in for bluebells.'' Mungo is just like him. But his father's death has left Mungo and his mother broke and they can't stay in London any longer. They have to downsize to a tiny cottage in the country, or Manuresville as Mungo prefers to call it.