From the Costa First Novel Award shortlisted author of An Unremarkable Body
She came to write, but the island has its own story . . .
Off the windswept coast of Scotland lies Finish Island, rugged and remote. Once a home, it now stands abandoned, a place of dark history and deep memory, a place that holds its stories close. Unable to write since her daughter's death, it's here that Seren comes to work, hoping that the solitude and silence will inspire her next novel.
But the island holds memories of its own, restless and unwilling to stay buried. As unsettling occurrences become even more bizarre and frightening, Seren starts seeing uncanny resonances between her past and the island's history. There is something on this island, something ancient and unforgiving. Will Seren discover its secrets, before it's too late?
Seren is a writer with a great tragedy in her past which has left her numb and blocked. When her agent comes to her with an IP project for a ghost story, Seren feels a spark of creativity. She secures a writer in residence position on Finnish and sets off for the island. There she embarks on a journey which will stir up painful memories, all the while watched over by the Shadowy Thing. What is this strange presence that haunts the island?
