Deep in the forests of Moran, far from civilization, live families of woodcutters and shepherds. A remote and beautiful world, it is a place where madness still reigns, murder occurs, and bloody punishments are delivered. What has happened to the body of the sensual and beautiful Catherine Corvol, wife of a rich landowner, killed not out of hatred but an excess of love? Around this central enigma, Germain has created a gothic enchantment, a dazzling rural fantasy rich in angels, obsession, and revenge where the reader is carried forward as much by the lyricism and strangeness of the language as by the macabre & fantastic turns of the plot. The New York Times has called Germain "original and compelling," a writer who takes magic and realism "to the outer limit and then fearlessly hurls one against the other."
- ISBN13 9781873982655
- Publish Date 20 October 1993
- Publish Status Out of Print
- Out of Print 5 June 2024
- Publish Country GB
- Imprint Dedalus Ltd
- Format Paperback
- Pages 288
- Language English