Shortlisted for the Bloody Scotland Debut prize 'Beautifully written' Michelle Paver 'I
devoured this' Rebecca Netley 'A rare gem of gothic literature' A. M. Shine At a Scottish
manor house requisitioned as a temporary hospital during the First World War Esther works as a
volunteer nurse while dreaming of becoming a poet. With her husband and beloved father both
dead she knows that if the war ever ends she must build a very different life for herself.
Meanwhile on the coast beyond her new home lies Gallondean Castle a gloomy near-ruin that has
been unhappily inherited by Jacob. Jacob is already haunted by his own demons but as he
uncovers details of the castle's past the shadows only seem to be growing darker around him.
However it is Daniel one of the soldiers who appears to have received only a minor yet
mysterious injury whose life will come to connect with both Esther and Jacob in horrifying
and unexpected ways... Unsettling and evocative deeply atmospheric and brilliantly engaging
The Unrecovered is an unforgettable historical debut inspired by a real life legend and marks
the arrival of an outstanding new talent.
