

Moss then shifts to the present to introduce her protagonist, but this violence still hangs in the air. The short prologue describes a brutal ritual sacrifice that happened in the area in ancient times.


Although set in the 21st century, Sarah Moss contrasts primitive ways with contemporary attitudes to build tension throughout the narrative. In this slim, psychologically-taut novel, a teenage girl's historical reenactment trip with her parents launches a coming-of-age rebellion.Ī suspenseful, literary coming-of-age novel set in rural Northumberland, England, Ghost Wall tackles potent themes of feminine power, rage and resistance, toxic masculinity, and survival.
