02387cam a2200349 i 4500 1262069265 TxAuBib 220321s2022||||||||||||||||||||||||eng|u 2022011139 9781953534224 1953534228 (OCoLC)1285771317 TxAuBib rda Seckel, Emma, 1995-, author. The wild hunt / Emma Seckel. First US edition. Portland, Oregon : Tin House, 2022. ©2022. 351 pages ; 22 cm. txt rdacontent n rdamedia nc rdacarrier ""The islanders have only three rules: don't stick your nose where it's not wanted, don't mention the war, and never let your guard down during October. Leigh Welles has not set foot in on the island in years, but when she finds herself called home from a disappointing life on the Scottish mainland by her father's unexpected death, she is determined to forget the sorrows of the past-her mother's abandonment, her brother's icy distance, the unspeakable tragedy of World War II-and start fresh. Fellow islander Iain MacTavish, a RAF veteran with his eyes on the sky and his head in the past is also in desperate need of a new beginning. A young widower, Iain struggles to return to the normal life he knew before the war. But this October is anything but normal. This October, the sluagh are restless. The ominous, bird-like creatures of Celtic legend-whispered to carry the souls of the dead-have haunted the islanders for decades, but in the war's wake, there are more wandering souls and more sluagh. When a local boy disappears, Leigh and Iain are thrown together to investigate the truth at the island's dark heart and reveal hidden secrets of their own. Rich with historical detail and a skillful speculative edge, Emma Seckel's propulsive and pulse-pounding debut The Wild Hunt unwinds long-held tales of love, loss, and redemption""-- Provided by publisher. BPL: Louise Baldwin Thompson Fund. Island life Scotland Fiction. Fathers Death Fiction. Missing persons Fiction. Animals, Mythical Fiction. Fictional Work. Historical fiction. Novels.