<p><b>&apos;A modern gothic triumph&apos; Max Porter</b><br /><br />The Bass Rock has for centuries watched over the lives that pass under its shadow on the Scottish mainland. And across the centuries the fates of three women are linked: to this place, to each other.<br /><br />In the early 1700s, Sarah, accused of being a witch, flees for her life.<br /><br />In the aftermath of the Second World War, Ruth navigates a new house, a new husband and the strange waters of the local community. <br /><br />Six decades later, the house stands empty. Viv, mourning the death of her father, catalogues Ruth&apos;s belongings and discovers her place in the past - and perhaps a way forward.<br /><br />Each woman&apos;s choices are circumscribed by the men in their lives. But in sisterhood there is the hope of survival and new life...<br /><br /><b>WINNER OF THE STELLA PRIZE<br /></b>_______________<br /><br /><b><u>PRAISE FOR <i>THE BASS ROCK</i>:</u></b><br />&apos;Daring, heartfelt, explosive&apos; Daisy Johnson<br /><b>&apos;A vividly imagined portrait&apos; <i>Sunday Times</i></b><br />&apos;Dark, disturbing and very sophisticated&apos; William Boyd <br /><b>&apos;Wonderfully subtle and magnificently savage&apos; Claire Fuller </b></p>