Madeleine Feeny

And then there were five: The High House, by Jessie Greengrass, reviewed

The water is rising around a coastal hideaway in which five people, including a small child, are trapped, as civilisation is engulfed by flood

Jessie Greengrass at the Edinburgh International Book Festival, 2019. Credit: Getty Images 
issue 05 June 2021
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  • The High House

    Jessie Greengrass

    Swift, pp. 288, £14

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