The legendary Edna O'Brien's tale of a mysterious stranger spellbinding an Irish village 'reminds you why you read books in the first place' (Observer ).
'The great Edna O'Brien has written her masterpiece.' Philip Roth
Courageous.' J.M. Coetzee
'Fierce and beautiful.' Anne Enright
'Exemplary.' Colm Tóibìn
ONE OF THE SUNDAY TIMES' TOP 100 NOVELS OF THE TWENTY-FIRST CENTURY When a man who calls himself a faith healer arrives in a small, west-coast Irish village, the community is soon under the spell of this charismatic stranger from the Balkans.
One woman in particular, Fidelma McBride, becomes enthralled in a fatal attraction that leads to unimaginable consequences. 'Magnificent' (Sunday Times ) 'Beautiful' (Financial Times ) 'Enthralling' (Times ) 'Extraordinary' (Independent ) 'Astonishing' (New Yorker )
