Greater Sins

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For fans of Burial Rites and Elmet, when the preserved body of a woman is discovered in a bog near an isolated village community, rumours begin to fly. To some, the body is an omen, heralding misfortune to come. To others, hers is a story waiting to be told. 1915, the Cabrach, Aberdeenshire. An isolated Scottish community is disturbed by a strange discovery- a woman's body in a peat bog, somehow perfectly preserved. Two people haul the body from the ground- Lizzie, the wife of the local landowner, and Johnny, a nomadic singer and farm hand. At hearthside and inn, people whisper - what have they unearthed One unveiling brings others. Lizzie, tenacious but trapped, finds an opportunity to probe the past of her unknowable husband, who has left for the war. For Johnny, a reunion with a former friend threatens to reveal a history he's trying to outrun. As their stories begin to entwine, ill-fortune stalks the isolated community who begin to look for someone - or some thing - to blame...

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Gabrielle Griffiths grew up in Aberdeenshire and now lives in south-east London. She was a Madeleine Milburn Agency mentee in 2021 and is a graduate of the Curtis Brown Creative novel writing course. Her short fiction has been shortlisted for the Bridport Prize.