Burntcoat

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An electrifying novel of passion, connection and transformation from 'a writer of show-stopping genius' (Guardian). In the bedroom above her immense studio at Burntcoat, the celebr ated sculptor Edith Harkness is making her final preparations. The symptoms are well known: her life will draw to an end in the coming days.Downstairs, the studio is a crucible glowing with memories and desire. It was here, when the first lockdown came, that she brought Halit. The lover she barely knew. A presence from another culture. A doorway into a new and feverish world. Show more