'A magic portrayal of modern life in the peripheries' Amy Liptrot, author of The Outrun
'Full of insight, empathy and wry laughter' M John Harrison, author of Nova Swing
Out walking Ada Robinson's dog while his wife drinks herself into a forgetful fug, Harry Maiden discovers an intricate system of caves beneath the wind turbines. Over at the Woolpack one night, Rosco re-encounters friendships he thought he'd left behind at the Stubbins paper mill. Mad old Gos leads a mysterious treasure hunt to the Bronze Age burial site at Whitelow Cairn.
This is the Hollow in the Land: a corner of England teeming with mystery and intrigue and filled with real, flesh-and-blood characters, each of them at a different point along life's journey through childhood hopefulness, faded first love and middle-aged disillusionment. Hollow in the Land uncovers the small everyday mysteries of their lives - and ours.
'A beautifully melancholy and worldly book. Clarke's characters may lead quiet, thwarted lives but his prose is generous and electrifying, unjudgmental and assured. A brilliant new talent' Colin Barrett, author of Young Skins
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- Year Published:
- 2020
- Country of Publication:
- United Kingdom
- Format:
- Hardback
- ISBN:
- 9781788163514
- Number of Pages:
- 272
- Publication Date:
- 02/04/2020
- Publisher:
- Profile Books Ltd
- Imprint:
- Serpent's Tail
- Place of Publication:
- London
- Authors:
- Clarke, James
- SKU:
- 9781788163514