“Immersive and gripping, with richly evocative descriptions of the natural world and Paver’s total control of her imaginary kingdom maintains the tension to the very end!”
– The Daily Mail
"Paver is one of Britain’s modern greats."
– The Big Issue
“Michelle Paver does for the Stone Age what Hilary Mantel does for the Tudors”
– The Times
“What a story it is… Wakenhyrst is brilliant, spanning Fen devils, mystics and the lot of women in Edwardian England”
– The Observer
“It’s a ghost story to put beside the classics of an earlier era…compelling”
– London Evening Standard
“Paver is one of Britain’s modern greats. This sinister, gothic chiller shows why.”
– The Big Issue
“Months after reading it, I remain obsessed with Michelle Paver’s Wakenhyrst… Spooky, twisted and unforgettable”
– The Observer, Best Thrillers of the Year
“Irresistible storytelling… her finest novel yet”
– The Times
Selected by the BBC Radio 2 Book Club
Selected by The Times to be their Book of the Month
"Paver's storytelling is irresistible"
"A gripping ghost story... This is a brilliantly atmospheric read (be warned: it's also terrifying!) with a brave, forward-thinking heroine I loved."
Good Housekeeping
"Michelle Paver surely has another hit on her hands"
The Scotsman
"A masterfully creepy gothic thriller"
The Bookseller
"This perfectly constructed ‘modern gothic’ is laced with a real sense of menace - and a healthy dose of feminism"
Heat Magazine
"Dark, atmospheric and beautifully written"
Candis Magazine
"This dark, gothic tale will hook you in..."
Fabulous Magazine
"A spine-chilling masterpiece"
Woman & Home
“Superb... Paver deliciously ratchets up the tension”
Daily Mail
“She draws you deeper and deeper into the story, even as the sense of dread grows stronger with every turn of the page”
Scotland on Sunday
