O Caledonia

In the tradition of Shirley Jackson’s We Have Always Lived in the Castle , a darkly humorous modern classic of Scottish literature about a doomed adolescent growing up in the mid-19th century—featuring a new introduction by Maggie O’Farrell, award-winning author of Hamnet . Janet lies murdered beneath the castle stairs, attired in her mother’s black lace wedding dress, lamented only by her pet jackdaw… ​ Author Elspeth Barker masterfully evokes the harsh climate of Scotland in this atmospheric g