The Last Witch on the Knock by Aimée Macdonald

The Last Witch on the Knock by Aimée Macdonald

'Mesmeric from the first page. A twisting, haunting tale' Lucy Steeds, author of THE ARTIST

'A searing debut' Sunday Times

'Horrifying, enjoyable, wonderfully funny, mesmerising' Irish Times

The Knock hill is a carcass unintelligible as any dream.

Wouldn't you rather be a witch than a victim?
I didn't realise those were my only options.

In need of a fresh start, Thomasin leaves her toxic boyfriend, absent father and empty friendships to spend the summer in the Scottish Highlands with her eccentric Aunt Agnes and stern little cousin, Nina. But amidst the sprawling fields and ragged hills thrums a secret that has cursed the land for generations.

300 years earlier, Kate McNiven labours in The Big House by the Knock hill, wishing for a brighter future far away from the lecherous clutches of her master, the Laird. When she is exiled as a witch for refusing to succumb to his advances, Kate finds the escape she so desperately seeks in Thomasin, whose vulnerable body becomes her unwilling host.

In the thin place between centuries, through a pulsing wound that bleeds out history, the truth of the past is finally ready to be revealed . . .

Tense, harsh and haunting, The Last Witch on the Knock explores toxic relationships in myriad waysThrough a blend of body horror and poetic insight, Aimée creates a compelling tale.

Aimée MacDonald is an Edinburgh-based writer of novels, short stories and poetry and a graduate of The Faber Academy. The Last Witch on the Knock is her first novel.

SKU	Unavailable
ISBN 13	9781399821285
ISBN 10	1399821288
Title	The Last Witch on the Knock
Author	Aimée Macdonald
Condition	Unavailable
Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	John Murray Press
Number of pages	304
Cover note	Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.