The legendary Edna O'Brien's tale of a mysterious stranger spellbinding an Irish village 'reminds you why you read books in the first place' (Observer). 'The great Edna O'Brien has written her masterpiece.' Philip Roth 'Extraordinary . . . Courageous.' J.M. Coetzee 'Fierce and beautiful.' Anne Enright 'Exemplary.' Colm Tóibín ONE OF THE SUNDAY TIMES' TOP 100 NOVELS OF THE TWENTY-FIRST CENTURY When a man who calls himself a faith healer arrives in a small, west-coast Irish village, the community is soon under the spell of this charismatic stranger from the Balkans. One woman in particular, Fidelma McBride, becomes enthralled in a fatal attraction that leads to unimaginable consequences. 'Magnificent' (Sunday Times) 'Beautiful' (Financial Times) 'Enthralling' (Times) 'Extraordinary' (Independent) 'Astonishing' (New Yorker)