The arrival of three strangers on the island of Lark is the cause of much speculation. The first, a young teacher - the only male teacher on the island - the other two, a mother and her teenage daughter. What have they come to escape? And what will they find waiting for them in Lark?In Julie Mayhew's mesmerising and compelling thriller, an isolated and deeply religious island is riven when a man is found dead in a stone circle. As rumours spread, three Lark girls and the new arrival from the mainland find themselves accused of witchcraft - and murder.