Little Eve
Little Eve by Catriona Ward, published by Weidenfeld & Nicolson in 2018, presents a gripping narrative set against the backdrop of a thunderstorm on New Year’s Eve 1928 in the Scottish Highlands. The story follows Evelyn Bearings, who commits a shocking act against her adoptive family, members of a nature-worshipping sect known as the Children. Living in isolation within a crumbling castle, the Children engage in mysterious rituals and practices, with Evelyn at the center of their dark secrets.
Readers will find a tale that delves into themes of identity, loyalty, and the supernatural. As Evelyn grapples with her unique ability to read minds and her position as Uncle’s favorite, she faces a series of challenges that force her to confront hidden truths about herself and her family. The narrative unfolds as the tension builds toward a fateful climax, revealing the complexities of Evelyn’s relationships and the secrets of the Isle. This edition contains 269 pages and is presented in English, inviting readers into a world where belief and reality intertwine.
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On New Year’s Eve 1928, as a great thunderstorm beats about the Isle of Altnaharra in the Scottish Highlands, Evelyn Bearings murders her adoptive family; members of the nature worshipping sect known as the Children. The Bearings have always been strange. They live away from people in their crumbling castle by the old circle of stones. Though they call themselves the Children they are not a family but orphans and runaways taken in by Uncle. They dance in the stone circle at dawn, conduct arcane druidic rituals with snakes. Evelyn is the strangest of them all. She can read minds. Only one of the Children can inherit the Isle from Uncle and become the adder. Eve is certain that it will be her. She is Uncle’s favourite. But the Isle holds more secrets than Eve knows. As the year dies and that fateful night approaches her beliefs will be challenged, her loyalties tested to breaking point. Evelyn will be forced to confront truths she has been fleeing for many years – and it will end in death.
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