A village haunted by stories. Two women bound by a secret. A haunting gothic tale of ancient
darkness and a love that defies convention from Sunday Times #1 bestseller Bridget Collins.
'At once a moving study of women's lives after the First World War an exquisite love story and
a terrifying folk horror. So beautifully written that I could hardly bear to stop reading this
is Bridget Collins at her beguiling best' EMILIA HART 'Bridget Collins' writing haunts my
dreams' ERIN KELLY 'A spine-chillingly scary romance and a heartwarmingly romantic horror
novel... I raced through it at breakneck speed even as I wished it would go on forever.
Beautifully written thrillingly imagined and a joy on every page' SANDRA NEWMAN 'I honestly
never thought another author could rival Sarah Waters... but I was wrong. I haven't read a
historical novel quite as good as this in years!' LOUISE MORRISH Watching over the village of
Haltington is an ancient carving in the ground known to locals simply as the Face. It was
first etched into the chalk when lives were ruled by superstition and stories by fear of the
unknown of the shadows. For centuries the inhabitants of Bone Cottage have tended to it. But
now that the Great War has decimated the population of even this most isolated of places the
Face stands neglected and overgrown. When enigmatic outsider Kit moves into the cottage the
villagers are suspicious of her androgynous appearance and bohemian ways. In defiance of their
disapproval the vicar's unmarried sister-in-law Florence finds herself inexplicably drawn to
Kit and the friendship that grows between them becomes a light in the dark for her. But the
Face calls things to it and now Florence and Kit are in its path... A haunting gothic tale of
ancient darkness and a love that defies convention from Sunday Times #1 bestseller Bridget
Collins. READERS ARE LOVING 'Oh my this is just lovely reading... atmospheric and beautifully
composed' ¿¿¿¿¿ 'I love books by this author and think this could be her best thus far. Wow
what a read. It truly has a gothic horror feel about it a slow creeping dread fills the book
and I loved it!' ¿¿¿¿¿
