Max Porter
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A beguiling mix of midlife middle-class ennui, people-will-talk village intrigue, and full-on pagan folk horror. Experimental, but not difficult once you tune into the gaggle of quietly desperate voices, it brilliantly conveys the damp of the English countryside and the mustiness of an environment where everyone knows (or thinks they know) your business. Subliminal, hallucinogenic, and edged with terror.
Recommended by Mark S.