
Fresh & distinctive writing from an exciting new voice in fiction
- Sally Rooney meets Sarah Perry, Elmet is an unforgettable novel about family, as well as a beautiful meditation on landscape. Daniel is heading north. He is looking for someone. The simplicity of his early life with Daddy & Cathy has turned sour & fearful. They lived apart in the house that Daddy built for them with his bare hands. They foraged & hunted. When they were younger, Daniel & Cathy had gone to school. But they were not like the other children then, & they were even less like them now. Sometimes Daddy disappeared, & would return with a rage in his eyes. But when he was at home he was at peace. He told them that the little copse in Elmet was theirs alone. But that wasn`t true. Local men, greedy & watchful, began to circle like vultures. All the while, the terrible violence in Daddy grew. Atmospheric & unsettling, Elmet is a lyrical commentary on contemporary society & one family`s precarious place in it, as well as an exploration of how deep the bond between father & child can go.