The Hill in the Dark Grove

Charlotte says about The Hill in the Dark Grove:
"Through uniquely and convincingly drawn characters, Higginson balances the the realities of pastoral life with the whispers of the unseen, and proves how our landscape plays an integral part in the stories we tell over millenia and how local tales turn to folklore. Foreboding and real, I relished in its descriptions of land and beast - a great read if you love the tales of the British Isles!"

Moving and chilling, The Hill in the Dark Grove is a story about a lost way of life and the terrifying lengths we go to to protect what we know.

Carwyn and Rhian – the last in a long line of sheep farmers – are living out a brutal year on their hillside farm, deep in the mountains of North Wales.

When Carwyn discovers a buried prehistoric ruin in one of the fields on their land, his curiosity quickly descends into obsession. His wife, Rhian, meanwhile, is confronted with the growing realization that the man with whom she shares her life and home is becoming a frightening stranger.

As the harsh winter closes in, Rhian finds herself alone with her increasingly unrecognizable husband, and the mountains, and the looming megalithic stones.

Author: Higginson, LiamModern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945)
Published on 8 January 2026 by PAN MACMILLAN (Picador) in the United Kingdom.
Hardback | 304 pages
143 x 226 x 31 | 408g