![]() ![]() ![]() He has raised her on stories of early man, taken her to witness rare artifacts, recounted time and again their rituals and beliefs-particularly their sacrifices to the bog. The students are fulfilling their coursework Silvie’s father is fulfilling his lifelong obsession. They are surrounded by forests of birch and rowan they make stew from foraged roots and hunted rabbit. In the north of England, far from the intrusions of cities but not far from civilization, Silvie and her family are living as if they are ancient Britons, surviving by the tools and knowledge of the Iron Age.įor two weeks, the length of her father’s vacation, they join an anthropology course set to reenact life in simpler times. The light blinds you there’s a lot you miss by gathering at the fireside. ![]() disquiet, a book that evoked existential dread, but contained it, beautifully, like a shipwreck in a bottle.”Ī taut, gripping tale of a young woman and an Iron Age reenactment trip that unearths frightening behavior “ Ghost Wall has subtlety, wit, and the force of a rock to the head: an instant classic.” A Southern Living Best New Book of Winter 2019 A Refinery29 Best Book of January 2019 A Most Anticipated Book of 2019 at The Week, Huffington Post, Nylon, and Lit Hub An Indie Next Pick for January 2019 ![]()
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