Folk | zoe gilbert

A captivating, magical and haunting debut novel of breathtaking imagination, from the winner of the 2014 Costa Short Story AwardLONGLISTED FOR THE 2019 INTERNATIONAL DYLAN THOMAS PRIZEThat rare thing: genuinely unique OBSERVERWill win you over .

Magical THE TIMESAbsolutely stunning.

I loved it MADELINE MILLER, AUTHOR OF CIRCEOn 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.