Imber Court is a quiet haven for lost souls. It offers a sanctuary for those who can neither live in the world, nor out of it.But beneath the gentle daily routines of the community run currents of supressed desire, religious yearning and a legend of disastrous love.Charming, indolent Dora arrives in the midst of all this, and half-unwittingly conjures these submerged things to the surface. ‘She’s writing about the only things that matter – love, goodness and how to be happy’Independent‘A book that everyone who’s ever been tempted to throw in the towel and become a hermit should read’GuardianWITH AN INTRODUCTION BY SARAH PERRY