Experience the extraordinary new novel from Douglas Stuart, the Booker Prize-winning, Sunday Times-bestselling author of SHUGGIE BAIN and YOUNG MUNGO. This highly anticipated work has already been recognized as an Oprah's Book Club pick and shortlisted for the Orwell Prize for Fiction.

The narrative follows John-Calum Macleod, who returns home to the island of Harris after struggling financially following his art school education. He finds himself caught between the contrasting influences of his life: his father John, a pillar of the local Presbyterian church who farms sheep and weaves, and his Glaswegian grandmother Ella. As Cal navigates his return and wonders about connection on the barren hillsides, his father is dismayed by Cal's appearance and perceived lack of faith. The story charts the passing seasons as the fragile threads holding their community together become increasingly entangled.

• An Oprah's Book Club pick
• Shortlisted for the Orwell Prize for Fiction
• Praised by The Sunday Times: ‘You finish the novel feeling emotionally enriched and slightly bereft at leaving its characters behind’
• Described as 'A masterpiece' by Elaine Feeney and 'Brilliant and rare' by Ann Patchett.

• Author: Douglas Stuart
• Format: Hardcover
• Publisher: Picador
• Publication Date: 21 May 2026
• Language: English
• Print Length: 416 pages
• Reading Age: 18 years and up
• ISBN-10: 1035086956
• ISBN-13: 978-1035086955
• Dimensions: 16.5 x 3.6 x 24.5 cm
• Weight: 477 g

Discover Stuart’s consummate work of literature, told in beautiful, thoughtful prose that transports readers to lives and locales they will never know. Secure your copy of this enthralling and profound novel today.