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by Gabrielle Griffiths
1915, the Cabrach, Aberdeenshire. An isolated Scottish community is disturbed by a strange a body in a peat bog, perfectly preserved.
Two people haul the body from the Lizzie, the wife of a wealthy local landowner, and Johnny, a nomadic singer and farm hand. At hearthside and inn, people what have we unearthed?
One 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 he's trying to outrun.
As their stories entwine, a series of unsettling events befalls the isolated ruinous weather, a damaged soldier, strange occurrences that cannot be explained. Against the echoes of distant war, and with the boundaries blurring between right and wrong, everyone is looking for someone to blame…
"Scapegoats, suspicion and secrets…a haunting picture of a small, intense environment where isolation can breed solidarity and warmth as easily as superstition and exclusion." —Financial Times
"A striking debut, filled with folkloric mystery and yearning. Read it, then read it again." —Amy Twigg, author of Spoilt Creatures
"A muddy, pastoral fable written with an equal measure of beauty and morbidity. Completely enthralling." —Lucy Rose, author of The Lamb
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Gabrielle Griffiths grew up in Aberdeenshire and now lives in Brighton. She was a Madeleine Milburn Agency mentee in 2021 and is a graduate of the Curtis Brown Creative novel writing course. Her short fiction has been shortlisted for the Bridport Prize.
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