The Gathering Night

A "vivid tale" of prehistoric Scotland: "rival kin groups, loyalty, love and betrayal, salted by dangerous hunts and equally risky shamanistic ceremonies" (Adam Thorpe, The Guardian, UK).

In the Mesolithic period, Alaia and her family live off the land between Grandmother Mountain and the cold sea. But when one of her brothers goes hunting and never returns, the fragile balance of life is upset. Half-starved and maddened with grief, Alaia's mother follows her visions and goes in search of...