Description
'Evocative, tender, terrifying . . . A celebration of love's persistence, a summoning of ancient lore. Superb' - Kiran Millwood Hargrave, author of The Mercies
Exquisitely written and impossible to put down, The Hill in the Dark Grove is a haunting and sinister story embedded in Welsh folklore. Moving and chilling in equal measure, it is about a lost way of life and the terrifying lengths we go to to protect what we know.
Carwyn and Rhian - the last in a long family line of sheep farmers - are living out a brutal year in their hillside farm, deep in the mountains of Eryri, North Wales.
When Carwyn stumbles across a stone circle in one of the fields on their land, his curiosity quickly descends into obsession. His wife, Rhian, meanwhile, is confronted with the growing realization that the man with whom she shares her life and home is becoming a frightening stranger.
As the harsh winter closes in, Rhian finds herself alone with her increasingly peculiar husband, the mountains and the looming megalithic stones . . .
There's something buried in these hills. . .
About the Author
Liam Higginson was born and raised in rural North Wales and now works in the arcade management office at Llandudno Pier. The Hill in the Dark Grove is his debut novel.
Book Information
ISBN 9781035069439
Author Liam Higginson
Format Paperback
Page Count 304
Imprint Picador
Publisher Pan Macmillan
Weight(grams) 376g
Dimensions(mm) 238mm * 154mm * 23mm
