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Land of Hope is a speculative novel about survival and obsession set in a near-future Brontë-esque England. Written in an invented poetic vernacular, expect dark themes of abuse and terror of the unknown.
“Has the land come to mimic us vile deeds, or have we only mimicked the land?”
Daughter. Mother. Glory. Wife of The Devil O’ Th’ Moor. Hope Gleason has many names. The child of a shepherd raised in the remote moors of Northern England, Hope has always understood the satanic brutality of the land. But when an ear-splitting, unknowable sound destroys the nearby village, Hope must embark on a dangerous journey to survive through the ravaged land with a lad, newly orphaned and alone, under her wing. As they trek the wilds together to find her husband, her violent past chases her at every turn and long-buried memories begin to resurface.
A pitch-black, magnetic, and unforgettable meditation on the nature of love, evil, and the power of redemption, Land of Hope mixes history and the myths
of the English moors to tell a compelling modern English fable of serial killers at the end of the world, by way of the apocalyptic hinterland of The Road, in the style of Everything Under or Elmet.
Written in a haunting and unique vernacular, Land of Hope is an allegory for England’s brutal history both old and recent, with a chilling tale of women, witches and nature’s cruel ways, channeling the legends and folklore of the North and beyond.
Land of Hope by Cate Baum is released May 08, 2025 with The Indigo Press.
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