The Needfire

Far in the north of Scotland, Norah Mackenzie’s new home at Corrain House is a chance for a place to call her own. But from the first night, Norah knows that something is wrong: her husband Lord Barland does not seem to know who she is, she is plagued by visions of spiraling roots, and by whispers on the wind. The housekeeper Agnes Gunn, is by turns unnerving and alluring, and harbouring uncanny secrets of her own.
As the house begins to crumble beneath her feet, Norah must uncover the truth if she is to find the freedom she has been chasing.
A haunting, gothic story of queer longing and love, The Needfire asks how do you stay true to who you are when the walls are closing in around you?

MK Hardy is the pen name for Morag Hannah and Erin Hardee, two geeky women living and writing together in Scotland. They are both communications specialists working in higher education. With backgrounds ranging from museum interpretation to web design, and from science communication to ghost tours, they are devoted to storytelling in almost every aspect of their lives and work. When they are not telling stories they can be found singing in choirs, foraging for fungi, and working on their 1880s fixer-upper.