Hagtale

A hagtale, a dark fable, a fireside story, known to Shakespeare, but unwritten. Until now.

In eleventh-century Scotland, feral wolf-child Wulva is brought up by witches and then sent to live at a Scottish castle, where she falls under the spell of cruel, ambitious Lord Macbeth.

Three hundred years later, gentle Brother Rowan goes on a strange and perilous journey to a remote and ancient monastery to write a history of the Scottish king-line.

Misfits in their own time, seekers after truth, Wulva and Rowan are mysteriously connected despite the centuries that separate them.

Hagtale explores the power of stories lost and found, their transformative potential, and who gets to be the owner of the tale.

‘A strange, epic, haunting tale.’
-Chetna Maroo, author of Western Lane

‘A book of blood and guts with some of the most exquisite nature writing I’ve ever read.’
-Hannah Vincent, author of Alarm Girl

Praise for Dark Aemilia-

‘A gripping novel that gives feisty feminist voice to the unknown woman who inspired Shakespeare’s sonnets.’
-Kirkus Reviews, starred review