“Dark as a moorland winter, The Brink is a gorgeous tale of sacrifice, hunger, and inherited evil. Folk horror rewilded.”

—Hollie Starling, folklorist and author of The Bleeding Tree

“Gripping and gruesome in all the best ways, The Brink combines classic folk horror and gothic terror. With gorgeous prose, Adamowicz thrills readers with a tale that keeps you wondering if all hope is truly lost.”

—Donna Freitas, author of Her One Regret and The Nine Lives of Rose Napolitano

“The Brink is the sort of book that devours you. A meditation on violence, family and redemption, the story crackles with intrigue and ancient power. Jane and Isaac’s growing tenderness against the bleak and beautiful Derbyshire landscape will stay with me for a long time.”

—Danielle Giles, author of Mere and Gentle Things

“The Brink drags you into its eldritch depths and doesn’t let go. This is historical folk horror at its finest.”

—Kristen J. Sollée, author of Witch Hunt: A Traveler’s Journey into the Power and Persecution of the Witch

“From the very first page, The Brink plunges you into a twisted folk horror tale of conflicting family dynamics that digs straight to the bottom of the well of human emotion. A novel that delves into the darkness hiding at the core of our loyalties and beliefs. Be careful! One wrong step and it may devour your soul.”

—J.R. Blanes, author of Portraits of Decay

“Deliciously dark and strangely familiar, this assured debut gives us a glimpse into the weird and wild heart of old England, though Sophia Adamowicz’s voice is modern and resonant.”

—Elizabeth Sulis Kim, author of The Book of Beasts: Reclaiming Animal Wisdom