Lyrical, intense, and foreboding, this is a remarkable first novel. Set in the Dark Ages, it tells of a year in the life of a remote village, the labors of its inhabitants, their struggles and... This description may be from another edition of this product.
This lyrical story nestles in the heart of a vast darkness of human uncertainty, like the ancient Scottish settlement that it depicts. MacKay's writing style brings across the feeling of living in a tiny flame of civilization in the mythic early world of traditional society...where magic is not only real, but serves a practical purpose.
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