SHORTLISTED FOR THE SALTIRES FICTION BOOK OF THE YEARLONGLISTED FOR THE AUTHORS' CLUB BEST FIRST NOVEL AWARD'A kaleidoscopic and linguistically daring work . . .

Scintillating.' OCEAN VUONG'A quirky and original debut that sizzles with scintillating prose.' BERNARDINE EVARISTO'Michael Pedersen is a rare writer of real passion and power and this debut is phenomenal.' MATT HAIGLife on a remote island is turned upside down by a stranger's arrival, testing bonds of family and tradition and leaving a young dreamer's future hanging in the...