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.

ISBN:	9781408884317
Publisher:	Bloomsbury Publishing (UK)
Imprint:	Bloomsbury
Published date:	07 Feb 2019
DEWEY:	823.92
DEWEY edition:	23
Language:	English
Number of pages:	238
Weight:	180g
Height:	131mm
Width:	198mm
Spine width:	15mm

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