Folk
A captivating, magical and haunting debut novel of breathtaking imagination, from the winner of the 2014 Costa Short Story Award
Longlisted for the 2019 International Dylan Thomas Prize
'That rare thing: genuinely unique' Observer
'Will win you over ... Magical' The Times
'Absolutely stunning. I loved it' Madeline Miller, author of Circe
On the remote island of Neverness, the villagers' lives are entwined with nature: its enchantments, seductions and dangers.
There is May, the young fiddler who seeks her musical spirit; Madden Lightfoot, who flies with red kites; and Verlyn Webbe, born with a wing for an arm.
Over the course of a generation, their desires, gossip and heartbreak interweave to create a staggeringly original world, crackling with echoes of ancient folklore.
A captivating, magical and haunting debut novel of breathtaking imagination, from the winner of the 2014 Costa Short Story Award
Longlisted for the 2019 International Dylan Thomas Prize
'That rare thing: genuinely unique' Observer
'Will win you over ... Magical' The Times
'Absolutely stunning. I loved it' Madeline Miller, author of Circe
On the remote island of Neverness, the villagers' lives are entwined with nature: its enchantments, seductions and dangers.
There is May, the young fiddler who seeks her musical spirit; Madden Lightfoot, who flies with red kites; and Verlyn Webbe, born with a wing for an arm.
Over the course of a generation, their desires, gossip and heartbreak interweave to create a staggeringly original world, crackling with echoes of ancient folklore.
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A captivating, magical and haunting debut novel of breathtaking imagination, from the winner of the 2014 Costa Short Story Award
Longlisted for the 2019 International Dylan Thomas Prize
'That rare thing: genuinely unique' Observer
'Will win you over ... Magical' The Times
'Absolutely stunning. I loved it' Madeline Miller, author of Circe
On the remote island of Neverness, the villagers' lives are entwined with nature: its enchantments, seductions and dangers.
There is May, the young fiddler who seeks her musical spirit; Madden Lightfoot, who flies with red kites; and Verlyn Webbe, born with a wing for an arm.
Over the course of a generation, their desires, gossip and heartbreak interweave to create a staggeringly original world, crackling with echoes of ancient folklore.
