'Mysterious and otherworldly, this powerfully brutal novel is the most exciting thing I've read in years' S. J. Watson

'A wild and darkly exuberant ride of a novel, feral and surprising, with sublime writing and a deep understanding of human nature' Jeff VanderMeer

'A lyrical exploration of landscape, folklore and self. Brilliantly captures the feelings of not fitting in and the intensity of first love' Emily Barr

‘A strange and beautiful novel from a first-time author who skillfully wields mystery and unease' Observer

‘A book where language feels like hands reaching into the soil, where landscapes feel alive, where sentences, houses and memory are suffused with the uncanny. An astonishing book by a special writer' Tom De Freston

‘Assured and beautifully written, an astonishing debut. It’s rare to find the Cornwall which most of us Cornish recognise in modern literature, but it’s here in all its vivid and magical glory. Rhythmic, atmospheric and endearing’ Charlie Carroll

'A brilliantly modern take on the Celtic folkloric tradition and a beautifully written lament that creeps under the skin long after you have finished reading. Affecting and deeply absorbing' Jade Angeles Fitton

‘As haunting, strange and brooding as the Cornish moors it so beautifully invokes. A masterful handling of forgotten folklore’ Jody Cooksley