The Bass Rock
Book description
'A modern gothic triumph. Spectacularly well-observed, profoundly disquieting and utterly riveting. Like all Evie Wyld's work it is startlingly insightful about psychological and physical abuse. It is a haunting, masterful novel.' -Max Porter
Surging out of the sea, the Bass Rock has for centuries watched over the lives that pass…
Why read it?
1 author picked The Bass Rock as one of their favorite books. Why do they recommend it?
I’m a sucker for a distinctive (preferably gothic) setting, and this book makes incredible use of the northern Scottish coast. The wet chill of the air practically seeps through its pages, mirroring the slow, seeping chill of the plot.
As the story moves through three separate timelines, braiding together the lives of three different women who’ve lived in that remote, rocky spot, misogyny and violence against women rise to the surface again and again, like the dead things that wash ashore.
The piece-by-piece buildup is so subtle, the writing is so beautiful, and the unfolding events are so enraging, I…
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