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Hardback 256 Pages
Published: 08/02/2018

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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 The remote island village of Neverness is a world far from our time and place. The air hangs rich with the coconut-scent of gorse and the salty bite of the sea. Harsh winds scour the rocky coastline. The villagers' lives are inseparable from nature and its enchantments. Verlyn Webbe, born with a wing for an arm, unfurls his feathers in defiance of past shame; Plum is snatched by a water bull and dragged to his lair; little Crab Skerry takes his first run through the gorse-maze; Madden sleepwalks through violent storms, haunted by horses and her father's wishes. As the tales of this island community interweave over the course of a generation, their earthy desires, resentments, idle gossip and painful losses create a staggeringly original world. Crackling with echoes of ancient folklore, but entirely, wonderfully, her own, Zoe Gilbert's Folk is a dark, beautiful and intoxicating debut.

Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
ISBN: 9781408884393
Number of pages: 256
Weight: 394 g
Dimensions: 216 x 135 mm

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Emma

“My favourite book of 2019”

I was hooked on this book from literally the first page. The sinister tone, combined with the strange rituals and happenings of Neverness, drew me in instantly. Zoe Gilbert's style is stunning - dark and sad and... More

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KimG9

“One of the most beautiful books I have ever read!”

I can still feel a lingering hum of the magic spun by this beautiful novel. I don't think I've been held captivate by a book quite like this before. Singing its praises does not seem enough to convey how... More

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“Prepare to be enchanted!”

Sinister and ritualistic this collection of short stories set on the fictional island of Neverness weaves together to create a folklore and history of a place over multiple generations, with each story referencing... More

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