‘An impeccable work of folk horror’ Irish Times The worst thing possible has happened. Richard and Juliette Willoughby’s son, Ewan, has died suddenly at the age of five. Convinced that the boy still lives on in some form, and desparate to make contact, Juliette seeks the help of the Beacons, a seemingly benevolent group of occultists. Whereas Ricahrd, an art historian, tries to blot out the pain of his grief by turning his attention to the field opposite their house, Starve Acre. Patiently he digs in the barren soil looking for the roots of a legendary oak tree but unearths something which ought to have remained buried.’I will confidently predict that no reader will guess where it’s heading . . . Hurley’s ability to create a wold that’s like ours in many ways and really not in many others is again on full display’ The Times
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