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- ISBN 9780263917550
- Weight: 240g
- Dimensions: 126 x 198mm
- Publication Date: 01 May 2015
- Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers
- Publication City/Country: GB
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BY THE AUTHOR OF THE BOOKER PRIZE LONGLISTED PROPHET SONG.
''Paul Lynch is peerless'' Donal Ryan, author of Strange Flowers
In the spring of 1945, farm-worker Matthew Peoples runs into a burning byre and does not come out alive. The farm''s owner, Barnabas Kane, can only look on as his friend dies and all 43 of his cattle are destroyed in the blaze.
Following the disaster, the bull-headed and proudly self-sufficient Barnabas is forced to reach out to the farming community for assistance. But resentment simmers over Matthew Peoples'' death, and Barnabas and his family begin to believe their efforts at recovery are being sabotaged.
Barnabas is determined to hold firm. Yet his son Billy struggles under the weight of a terrible secret, and his wife Eskra is suffocated by the uncertainty surrounding their future. And as Barnabas fights ever harder for what is rightfully his, his loved ones are drawn ever closer to a fate
SARAH PAINTER writes contemporary fiction with a touch of magic, the Crow Investigations urban fantasy series, ‘book club’ fiction with atmospheric settings and historical elements, cosy fantasy mystery, and more. Yes, she finds it hard to stick to one genre! Having always been a reader and a daydreamer, she now puts those skills to good use with a strict daily schedule of faffing, thinking, reading, napping and writing – as well as thanking her lucky stars for her good fortune. Sarah lives in rural Scotland with her husband and extensive notebook collection.
