
Hagstone
ABOUT
THE BOOK
On a wild and rugged island cut off and isolated to some, artist Nell finds inspiration for her art. The mysterious Iníons, a commune of women who have travelled from all over the world, consider the island a place of refuge and solace in nature. All the islanders live alongside the strange murmurings that emanate from within the island, a sound almost supernatural – a Summoning as the Iníons call it. One day, a letter arrives at Nell’s door from the reclusive Iníons inviting her to produce a magnificent art piece celebrating their long history. In its creation, Nell will discover things that will challenge everything she thought she knew.
NOMINATING LIBRARY COMMENTS
Hagstone is an outstanding novel, a masterpiece of drama, landscape description, and astute character development. The island location is an additional character in the novel and the main protagonist, Nell, is a complex character, who defies convention to live life on her own terms. The community of women who live on the island bring to mind the writing of Margaret Atwood, in ‘The Handmaid’s Tale’