


Her brooding about the note grows quickly into a full-blown obsession, as she explores multiple theories about who Magda was and how she met her fate. Shaky even on her best days, she is also alone, and new to this area, having moved here from her long-time home after the death of her husband, and now deeply alarmed. While on her daily walk with her dog in the nearby woods, our protagonist comes across a note, handwritten and carefully pinned to the ground with stones. A glorious visceral mystery' The Timesįrom the Booker-shortlisted author of Eileen, a novel of haunting metaphysical suspense This is a story about what might happen when a woman takes charge.

From one of our most provocative literary talents, a novel of haunting metaphysical suspense
