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978-0008626648

Hagstone

Hagstone

by Sinéad Gleeson

Publisher Fourth Estate

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‘Wild, elemental… I adored it’ LOUISE KENNEDY

'Startling, engrossing, darkly playful' RODDY DOYLE

‘Intelligent, probing’ MAGGIE O'FARRELL

The haunting debut novel from beloved, Irish no. 1 bestselling author, Sinéad Gleeson.

The sea is steady for now. The land readies itself. What can be done with the woman on the cliff?

On a wild and rugged island cut off and isolated to some, artist Nell feels the island is her home. It is the source of inspiration for her art, rooted in landscape, folklore and the feminine. The mysterious Inions, a commune of women who have travelled there from all over the world, consider it a place of refuge and safety, of solace in nature.

All the islanders live alongside the strange murmurings that seem to emanate from within the depths of the island, a sound that is almost supernatural – a Summoning as the Inions call it. One day, a letter arrives at Nell’s door from the reclusive Inions who invite Nell into the commune for a commission to produce a magnificent art piece to celebrate their long history. In its creation, Nell will discover things about the community and about herself that will challenge everything she thought she knew.

Beautifully written, prescient and eerily haunting, Sinéad Gleeson’s fiction debut takes in the darker side of human nature and the mysteries of faith and the natural world. A novel from one of our most beloved literary voices, this is perfect for fans of Margaret Atwood and Sarah Moss.

‘A wonderfully surprising and totally original novel from a compelling voice’ Elaine Feeney, author of How to Build a Boat

'Gleeson's magnificent debut novel is that rare thing: a literary page-turner' Jennifer Higgie, author of The Other Side

'Startling, engrossing, darkly playful' Roddy Doyle, author of Paddy Clarke Ha Ha Ha

'A brilliant, gripping novel' Sara Baume, author of A Line Made By Walking

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About the Author

Sinéad Gleeson

Sinéad Gleeson’s essay collectionConstellations: Reflections from Lifewas published by Picador in 2019 and won Non-Fiction Book of the Year at 2019 Irish Book Awards and the Dalkey Literary Award for Emerging Writer. It was shortlisted for the Rathbones Folio Prize, the James Tait Black Memorial Prize and Michel Deon Prize. She is the editor ofThe Long Gaze Back: An Anthology of Irish Women Writers(named for a line from Maeve Brennan, which includes a story by Brennan),The Glass Shore: Short Stories by Women Writers from the North of IrelandandThe Art of Glimpse: 100 Irish Short Stories. Sinéad also collaborates with artists and musicians, with commissions from The Wellcome Collection, BBC,Friezeand various galleries. In 2022, with Kim Gordon, she co-editedThis Woman’s Work: Essays on Music, published by White Rabbit Books, andHagstoneis her first novel.

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