The engrossing and propulsive historical fiction debut from a talented new writer, for readers of Geraldine Brooks' Year of Wonders, Maggie O'Farrell's Hamnet, Lauren Groff's Matrix, Robyn Cadwallader's The Anchoress, Pip Williams's The Dictionary of Lost Words.She must write her rage ... to win her war.Peak District, Mercia, AD 910: a young girl, Freda works hard to avoid her father's temper, while longing for his appro...

We were all once precious. Whole. Untouched by the dark edges of life. Hearts without fractures. Spirits with fire and faith. Minds with thoughts unshattered.But nothing is as it seems and everything is fleeting.Our bodies break, distort and are erased by forces beyond us. Our hearts stretch and tear with untimely exits and unscheduled entrances. Terrifying possibilities and unwilling certaintiessplit our minds. And our spirits suffocate in lives squandered by chaos...

The engrossing and propulsive historical fiction debut from a talented new writer, for readers of Geraldine Brooks' Year of Wonders, Maggie O'Farrell's Hamnet, Lauren Groff's Matrix, Robyn Cadwallader's The Anchoress, Pip Williams's The Dictionary of Lost Words.She must write her rage ... to win her war.Peak District, Mercia, AD 910: a young girl, Freda works hard to avoid her father's temper, while longing for his appro...