The swell

A spellbinding, atmospheric mystery, rich with Icelandic myth and perfect for fans of Burial Rites and The Witches of Vardo. 'Spellbinding . . . I could not put The Swell down' Anya Bergman'A deeply satisfying, deftly woven novel of female power and resistance' Anna Hope'Bewitching . . . as beautiful as it is haunting' Freya Berry'Addictive and twisty' Liza Klaussman'Gripping, bewitching and laced with atmosphere' Harriet Constable'Atmospheric . . . Kat Gordon is a master storyteller' Cathryn KempIN PLACES OF DARKNESS, WOMEN WILL RISE . . .Iceland, 1910. In the middle of a severe storm two sisters - Freyja and Gudrun - rescue a mysterious, charismatic man from a shipwreck near their remote farm.Sixty-five years later, a young woman - Sigga - is spending time with her grandmother when they learn a body has been discovered on a mountainside near Reykjavik, perfectly preserved in ice.Moving between the turn of the 20th century and the 1970s as a dark mystery is unravelled, The Swell is a spellbinding, beautifully atmospheric read, rich in Icelandic myth.