Orlam
10 November 2022Imprint: Picador
Synopsis
A special edition with extraordinary illustrations made by the author during the period in which the book was written.
Nine-year-old Ira-Abel Rawles lives on Hook Farm in the village of UNDERWHELEM. Next to the farm is Gore Woods, Ira’s sanctuary, overseen by Orlam, the all-seeing lamb’s eyeball who is Ira-Abel’s guardian and protector. Here, drawing on the rituals, children’s...
Details
10 November 2022368 pages
9781529094435Imprint: Picador
Reviews
'Orlam is an absorbing, singular, profound tale, set in the imaginary village of Underwhelem... Much of the writing has the rhythm of a spell – as if to stir cauldrons as well as hearts.'Kate Kellaway, The Observer
