The legendary Edna O'Brien's tale of a mysterious stranger spellbinding an Irish village 'reminds you why you read books in the first place' (Observer). 'The great Edna O'Brien has written her masterpiece.' Philip Roth'Extraordinary . . . Courageous.' J.M. Coetzee'Fierce and beautiful.' Anne Enright'Exemplary.' Colm Tóibín ONE OF THE SUNDAY TIMES' TOP 100 NOVELS OF THE TWENTY-FIRST CENTURYWhen a man who calls himself a faith healer arrives in a small, west-coast Irish village, the community is soon under the spell of this charismatic stranger from the Balkans.One woman in particular, Fidelma McBride, becomes enthralled in a fatal attraction that leads to unimaginable consequences. 'Magnificent' (Sunday Times)'Beautiful' (Financial Times)'Enthralling' (Times)'Extraordinary' (Independent)'Astonishing' (New Yorker)