A THE TIMES HISTORICAL FICTION BOOK OF THE YEARLONGLISTED FOR THE WALTER SCOTT PRIZE FOR
HISTORICAL FICTIONSHORTLISTED FOR THE AUTHORS' CLUB BEST FIRST NOVEL AWARD 'Immersive and
beautiful' The Times 'A rollicking page-turning wild west adventure' Guardian'Thrilling' New
Statesman 'I can't recommend it enough' Rachel Joyce'Paddy Crewe has a 24-carat gift' Sebastian
Barry Yip Tolroy and his fiery Mama run the general store in Heron's Creek Georgia. An
uneventful life until gold is discovered nearby and Yip is caught up in a bloody grievous
crime forcing him to flee. On the run friendless and alone he meets Dud Carter a savvy but
unlikely companion. Together they embark on a journey that thrusts them unwittingly into a
world of menace and violence of lust and revenge. And as Yip and Dud's odyssey takes them
further into the unknown - via travelling shows escaped slaves and the greed of gold-hungry
men - the pull of home only gets stronger. But what will they find there if they ever return?
