A modern gothic triumph. Spectacularly well-observed, profoundly
disquieting and utterly riveting. Like all Evie Wyld's work it is
startlingly insightful about psychological and physical abuse.
It is a haunting, masterful novel.' -Max Porter
Surging out of the sea,
the Bass Rock has for centuries watched over the lives that pass under
its shadow on the Scottish mainland. And across the centuries the fates
of three women are linked: to this place, to each other. In the early
1700s, Sarah, accused of being a witch, flees for her life.
In
the aftermath of the Second World War, Ruth navigates a new house, a
new husband and the strange waters of the local community. Six decades
later, the house stands empty. Viv, mourning the death of her father,
catalogues Ruth's belongings and discovers her place in the past - and
perhaps a way forward.
Each woman's choices are circumscribed,
in ways big and small, by the men in their lives. But in sisterhood
there is the hope of survival and new life. Intricately crafted and
compulsively readable, The Bass Rock burns bright with anger and love.
The Bass Rock - Evie Wyld
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