ARGONAUT BOOKS

A striking and atmospheric debutTHE TIMESWith her subtle use of dialect and plain yet evocative prose, Griffiths builds a haunting picture of a small, intense environment where isolation can breed solidarity and warmth as easily as superstition and exclusion.FINANCIAL TIMESThe unearthing of a woman's body in a peat bog during the first world war is the catalyst for a gritty tale of secrets, guilt and desire…What begins as a rural mystery becomes, instead, an affecting love story….Griffiths' use of the vernacular vividly conveys the period…She writes well about forbidden de...Read More