A striking debut filled with folkloric mystery and yearning Read it then read it again Amy Twigg author of Spoilt CreaturesA muddy pastoral fable written with an equal measure of beauty and morbidity Completely enthralling Lucy Rose bestselling author of The LambBeguiling and elegiac Greater Sins unravels a tale of mystery and longing in captivating unfurling prose that completely absorbs you A book to sink into Lucy Steeds author of The ArtistAn extraordinary sense of place and time written by an exciting new voice Radio Times Best Books 2025Who will cast the first stone1915 the Cabrach Aberdeenshire An isolated Scottish community is disturbed by a strange discovery a body in a peat bog perfectly preservedTwo people haul the body from the ground Lizzie the wife of a wealthy local landowner and Johnny a nomadic singer and farm hand At hearthside and inn people whisper what have we unearthedOne unveiling brings others For Lizzie tenacious but trapped the discovery reveals unanswered questions about her past while for Johnny it threatens to uncover a history hes trying to outrunAs their stories entwine a series of unsettling events befalls the isolated community Against the...
