Clear

Set against the backdrop of the Scottish Clearances in the 1840s, this novel follows John, an impoverished minister tasked with evicting a solitary island inhabitant named Ivar. When John suffers an injury and is cared for by Ivar, they forge a unique, language-bending connection that reveals profound insights about human resilience, history, and understanding. Richly crafted and deeply moving, the story explores the unexpected bonds that can form between individuals from vastly different worlds.