The Burial Tide

"A real page turner. Every time I thought I had it figured out, the plot twisted into a different shape. Thoroughly enjoyable, delightfully grotesque, and an absolutely satisfying read." -T. Kingfisher, New York Times bestselling author of What Feasts at Night
Drawing on the creatures and horrors of Irish folklore, The Burial Tide unearths our darkest truths: how far we'd go to win our freedom, and how quickly our desires can become monstrous.
A woman who can't remember her death.
On an eerily quiet island off the coast of Ireland, a woman with no memory claws her way out of her grave and back to life. But not everyone welcomes the return of Mara Fitch.
An island with a terrible secret.
Inishbannock. Where strange misshapen figures watch from the trees and the roads are covered in teeth. Where two brothers gamble for nothing, the doctor only treats one patient, and the pub owner speaks in riddles. Where a poet loses and finds his soul. And a man without a heart claims he's the key to unlocking Mara's secrets.
A past that refuses to stay buried.
As Mara returns to her life on this upside-down island, her memories begin to leech their way back to the surface. The more she remembers, the more the village will do anything to stop her . . .
But the sea remembers it all.

Neil Sharpson is an Irish Writer's Centre Novel Fair-winning author and playwright living in Dublin with his wife and two children. He is the author of When the Sparrow Falls (a London Times' 10 best science fiction novels of 2021) and Knock Knock, Open Wide ("a high-water mark for the Irish horror novel" -Publishers Weekly). He is also the author of picture book Don't Trush Fish, illustrated by Caldecott Medalist Dan Santat. For timely updates, follow his comedic review blog, Unshaved Mouse.