Wild Spinning Girls

"Wild Spinning Girls is a haunting story of two young women living in the shadow of their lost and brilliant mothers. It’s a novel about female power - its secrets and its history, its contradictions and limits - and about the hidden connections that draw us together. The story is strung on a thread of lush imagery and a deep love of the natural world. Carol Lovekin’s writing is as powerful and delicate as Heather’s bone necklace, and as filled with faery magic as Ida’s red shoes. " Cassandra Parkin

"In Wild Spinning Girls, Carol Lovekin takes the modern world and tilts it fairytale-wise (and not for the first time). She is a natural storyteller, weaving words of wisdom and wonder. I soon felt myself sitting with the author as her story unfolded, so effortless did it seem. More folkloric than fantastical, this is a timeless tale of grief and belonging. The ties between mothers and their daughters unfurl with particular sensitivity, and come alive with a wild old magic. I tried to spin the book out as long as possible, but Ms Lovekin makes that hard! Haunting and hopeful and highly recommended." Mags Phelan Stones

"As Ida says within the pages, ‘It’s like living in a Bronte novel.’ And it is. This book is stunning. Haunting. There are ghosts at the window. There is wild weather. There are lost dreams and found people. There is Cloud House, with stopped clocks and secret bureaus and all the answers. ‘You don’t mess with witches.’ Maybe not, but it makes for a heck of a yarn if you do. Wild Spinning Girls has all the Welsh magic you’ll find in the land’s poetry and music. Just beautiful and utterly unforgettable." Louise Beech