The Unrecovered
by Richard Strachan
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Pub Date 2 Oct 2025 | Archive Date 2 Oct 2025
Bloomsbury Publishing Plc (UK & ANZ) | Raven Books
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Description
Shortlisted for the Bloody Scotland Debut prize
'Beautifully written' Michelle Paver
'I devoured this' Rebecca Netley
'A rare gem of gothic literature' A. M. Shine
At a Scottish manor house requisitioned as a temporary hospital during the First World War, Esther works as a volunteer nurse while dreaming of becoming a poet. With her husband and beloved father both dead, she knows that if the war ever ends she must build a very different life for herself.
Meanwhile, on the coast beyond her new home lies Gallondean Castle, a gloomy near-ruin that has been unhappily inherited by Jacob. Jacob is already haunted by his own demons but as he uncovers details of the castle's past, the shadows only seem to be growing darker around him.
However it is Daniel, one of the soldiers who appears to have received only a minor, yet mysterious, injury, whose life will come to connect with both Esther and Jacob in horrifying and unexpected ways...
Unsettling and evocative, deeply atmospheric and brilliantly engaging, The Unrecovered is an unforgettable historical debut inspired by a real life legend and marks the arrival of an outstanding new talent.
Advance Praise
'Immersive, beautifully written, and with an intriguing setting... builds towards an hallucinatory climax' Michelle Paver
'Haunting as it is beautiful... a rare gem of gothic literature, and the meticulous melding of historical fiction into the narrative makes its horror all the more captivating' A. M. Shine
'Creeping unease gives way to abject horror in this dark tale of dreadful inheritance and inexorable fate' Martin MacInnes, author of Booker Prize longlisted In Ascension
'A formidable and deftly crafted nightmare... The latest haunting in a classic Scottish tradition derived from Stevenson and Hogg' Iain Sinclair
'Dark, intelligent and profoundly moving, I devoured this stunning debut in two sittings. I will be thinking about this story and its characters for some time' Rebecca Netley, author of The Whistling
'An astonishing debut. A multilayered and gripping exploration of grief, trauma and atonement taking in Robert Browning, the Crusades, Peter Pan, colonialism, and spooky hounds: complex, compelling and eerie' Naomi Kelsey, author of The Burnings
'A ghost story, a war metaphor, a tribute to poetry, and a literary novel all combined into one book, but above all, it is a great read' Laura Shepperson, author of The Heroines
'Whether you like historical fiction, the supernatural, books about war or travel or anything else, this book has something for every reader' Robert Welbourn
Available Editions
| EDITION | Paperback |
| ISBN | 9781526670533 |
| PRICE | £9.99 (GBP) |
| PAGES | 304 |
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