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Gorse

By: Sam Horton
Narrated by: Catrin Walker-Booth
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Summary

Cornwall, 1786.

For years, the villagers of Mirecoombe have turned to their Keeper, the old and battle-scarred Lord Pelagius Hunt, mediator between the worlds of men and fey, for help. But this is a time of change. Belief in the old ways, in the piskies and spriggans, has dimmed, kindled instead in the Reverend Cleaver's fiery pulpit. His church stands proud above the mire; God's name is whispered, hushed, loved. And now, death stalks Mirecoombe on the moor. There are corpses in the heather. There is blood in the gorse.

Nancy Bligh is determined to do what Pel will not: maintain the balance between the fey and the human world, be the Keeper that he refuses to be. Blessed with natural sight, friend to spriggans, piskies and human locals of Mirecoombe, Nancy has power that Pel never had and never lets her use. But as Mirecoombe falls into darkness, perhaps her time has come.

A poignant and lyrical examination of faith, love and grief, Gorse asks what do we choose to believe, and how does that shape who we are?
©2024 Sam Horton (P)2024 W. F. Howes Ltd
Dark Fantasy Dragons & Mythical Creatures Historical
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I really wanted to love this book

I love the world this book is set in created by the author, but I found it a little dry with the narrator a little monotone and slow.

I struggled to keep up with what was happening due to the shallowness of the plot and lack of description, and found myself zoning out a little with the story being a little drawn out in an attempt to pad it out.

I love folk fiction and it is dedinately worth a listen but I wanted a little more depth and padding out.

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