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Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945), Horror & ghost stories, Folklore, myths & legends
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John Murray
- Trade Paperback Mar 10, 2026 | 9781399827898 | RRP $34.99 Pre-Order
- Hardback Jun 23, 2026 | 9781399821278 | RRP $49.99 Pre-Order
- e-Book Mar 12, 2026 | 9781399821292 | RRP $15.99 Pre-Order
- Audiobook Mar 12, 2026 | 9781399821308 | RRP $44.99 Pre-Order
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John Murray
- Trade Paperback Mar 10, 2026 | 9781399827898 | RRP $34.99 Pre-Order
- Hardback Jun 23, 2026 | 9781399821278 | RRP $49.99 Pre-Order
- e-Book Mar 12, 2026 | 9781399821292 | RRP $15.99 Pre-Order
- Audiobook Mar 12, 2026 | 9781399821308 | RRP $44.99 Pre-Order
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Imprint
John Murray
- Trade Paperback Mar 10, 2026 | 9781399827898 | RRP $34.99 Pre-Order
- Hardback Jun 23, 2026 | 9781399821278 | RRP $49.99 Pre-Order
- e-Book Mar 12, 2026 | 9781399821292 | RRP $15.99 Pre-Order
- Audiobook Mar 12, 2026 | 9781399821308 | RRP $44.99 Pre-Order
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Imprint
John Murray
- Trade Paperback Mar 10, 2026 | 9781399827898 | RRP $34.99 Pre-Order
- Hardback Jun 23, 2026 | 9781399821278 | RRP $49.99 Pre-Order
- e-Book Mar 12, 2026 | 9781399821292 | RRP $15.99 Pre-Order
- Audiobook Mar 12, 2026 | 9781399821308 | RRP $44.99 Pre-Order
A fierce and subversive Scottish debut about two women bound together by a centuries-long curse, inspired by a local legend about one of the last women killed for witchcraft.
The Knock hill is a carcass unintelligible as any dream.
Wouldn't you rather be a witch than a victim?
I didn't realise those were my only options.
In need of a fresh start, Thomasin leaves her toxic boyfriend, absent father and empty friendships to spend the summer in the Scottish Highlands with her eccentric Aunt Agnes and stern little cousin, Nina. But amidst the sprawling fields and ragged hills thrums a secret that has cursed the land for generations.
300 years earlier, Kate McNiven labours in The Big House by the Knock hill, wishing for a brighter future far away from the lecherous clutches of her master, the Laird. When she is exiled as a witch for refusing to succumb to his advances, Kate finds the escape she so desperately seeks in Thomasin, whose vulnerable body becomes her unwilling host.
In the thin place between centuries, through a pulsing wound that bleeds out history, the truth of the past is finally ready to be revealed . . .
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