The Jealous God Patrick O'Brian Inside the hidden tomb where

Inside the hidden tomb where the bones lie crumbling

But this time the Witch has met her match

LONGLISTED FOR THE BAILEYS WOMEN'S PRIZE FOR FICTION 2015

Translated from the Swedish by Ian Giles

Silent Night drifts across the ruins of a wrecked spaceship

The Jealous God Patrick O'Brian Inside the hidden tomb whereThirty year old virgin Vincent Dungarvan is a schoolmaster whose mother desperately wishes him to become a Roman Catholic Priest. But on meeting Laura intelligent, warm and erotically attractive Vincent becomes torn between his intended vocation and a passionate desire to marry her. This is a powerful and deeply moving tale of divine calling versus mortal desire. Bradford born John Braine ranks alongside Kingsley Amis, John Osborne and Allan Sillitoe