‘This vivid novel features a wolf child, a crazed warlord and a walking forest, conjuring a world where nature is alive and wild, and human nature is cruel and deadly. Giving new life to the old fireside yarn that inspired Shakespeare’s Macbeth.’
– Eithne Ferry, The Irish Daily Mail
‘A strange, epic, haunting tale.’
– Chetna Maroo, author of Western Lane
‘A haunting novel, beautifully written. Sally O’Reilly has the ability to evoke whole landscapes in a few words and to create characters whose lives are inseparable from the nature they inhabit. I was captivated by the stories of her two protagonists and of the land itself. A truly unusual novel.’
– Susanna Jones, author of When Nights Were Cold and Earthquake Bird
‘A book of blood and guts with some of the most exquisite nature writing I’ve ever read.’
– Hannah Vincent, author of The Weaning and Alarm Girl