· As the tales of this island community interweave over the course of a generation, their earthy desires, resentments, idle gossip and painful losses create a staggeringly original world. Crackling with echoes of ancient folklore, but entirely, wonderfully, her own, Zoe Gilbert's Folk is a dark, beautiful and intoxicating debut. Folk, the debut from Costa Short Story Award winning writer Zoe Gilbert, is an interesting title: marketed as a novel, structured like a short story collection. So, which is it? Crackling with echoes of ancient folklore, Zoe Gilbert's Folk is a dark, beautiful and intoxicating debut.' And here are some lovely things people have said about Folk: “I was thoroughly absorbed. Zoe Gilbert's invented folk-world is sensuous and dangerous and thick with magic” – Tessa Hadley, author of The Past “Folk is absolutely stunning. I loved it.
Review- 'Folk' by Zoe Gilbert. As soon as I saw the cover of this new book, I knew I wanted to read it. The gothic William Morris design in bold red, black and yellow grabbed my eye and convinced me, even before I'd picked it up, that it would be of interest. I was right. The story concerns the fictional island of Neverness and the small. Decem. Words Away. We had a brilliant salon last week with guest writer Zoe Gilbert at the helm interrogating the mystery and allure of folklore, fables and fairytales and discussing ways into writing new fiction. Zoe is an award winning author whose first novel, Folk, was published this year. Her short stories have been published. Review- 'Folk' by Zoe Gilbert. March 7, Decem ~ britishfairies. As soon as I saw the cover of this new book, I knew I wanted to read it. The gothic William Morris design in bold red, black and yellow grabbed my eye and convinced me, even before I'd picked it up, that it would be of interest.
As the tales of this island community interweave over the course of a generation, their earthy desires, resentments, idle gossip and painful losses create a staggeringly original world. Crackling with echoes of ancient folklore, but entirely, wonderfully, her own, Zoe Gilbert's Folk is a dark, beautiful and intoxicating debut. Folk by Zoe Gilbert review – a dreamlike tapestry of island fables. Imprisoned by the sea . Douglas Head Lighthouse on the Isle of Man, which inspired Gilbert’s Neverness. Photograph: Alamy. In Folk, Zoe Gilbert has made a thing of strange and enduring beauty. Folk, by Zoe Gilbert, Bloomsbury, RRP£, pages Alex Preston is the author of ‘As Kingfishers Catch Fire’ (Corsair).
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