Grimoire

Grimoire is a mesmerizing collection of stories that draw from Celtic folk traditions, featuring ordinary people entangled in the extraordinary. These tales explore themes of violence, madness, and retribution, with elements of second sight, witches, ghosts, selkies, changelings, and doubles. The narratives are bound within a larger mythology, told by a doomed shape-changer who is a man, beast, or god. The book is accompanied by unforgettable images by Tim Robertson, which enhance the storytelling and evoke the raw beauty and terror of the Scottish landscape./n/nFrom one of our most powerful lyric poets, Robin Robertson, Grimoire is a book of curses and visions, gifts both desired and unwelcome. It delves into the potency of myths and superstitions, showing how they were used to balance and explain the world. The stories feature characters on the cusp of transformation, whether women seeking revenge or saving their broken children, or men trying to save themselves. The collection is as haunting and elemental as the Scottish landscape, switching from beauty to hostility with a mere change in the weather.