A mesmerising literary debut interwoven with mythology and legend, from an award-winning new talent.
When Scottie realises she will never become a mother, she leaves her life behind and flees to the storm-lashed Hebridean archipelago of St Hia. The islands are dangerous. Many have been lost to the ferocious tides known as the Hollow Sea, and folklore tells that St Hia was once the home of a witch named Thordis - outcast for her inability to bear children, and driven to a terrible act . . .
The islanders warn newcomers against examining the past, but Scottie can't look away from Thordis' story. Could St Hia's history hold the key to Scottie's future?
Traditional stories - myths and fairy tales, Fiction: general and literary, Narrative theme: Identity / belonging, Narrative theme: Death - grief - loss, Narrative theme: Sense of place
Paperback
Annie Kirby
384 pages
H: 234mm W: 153mm Spine: 27mm
Weight: 463 grams