
In the shadow of a war that rages through Europe brothers Calum & Neil work to gather pine cones in the grounds of a Scottish estate When Calum releases two mutilated rabbits from a snare he comes face to face with Duror the gamekeeper In retaliation in the depths of the wood Duror lays a trap for the cone-gatherers Neil prophesises that forces of evil will encroach upon the harmony of their lives It is a prophesy that comes true when Duror commits an act so brutal it destroys all sense of humanity in the once thriving wood Powerful & unforgettable Robin Jenkins' masterpiece is a haunting story of love & violence & an investigation of class-conflict war & envy