Sophia, Safa, Ella, Ajola and Caoimhe have been friends since school. Difficult, unlikeable women; funny sharp and clever ones. The sort that would have probably ended up burned at the stake, a few hundred years ago. They know exactly how dangerous it is to be this sort of woman – and when one of them is about to be framed for murder, they know exactly what to do.
After inextricably binding their fates together via some bin bags, a spade and a stone circle, the women must separate their lives, leaving each of them navigating the daily challenges of womanhood alone and in their own way. But when old secrets start to re-emerge, the group must come back together to get their stories straight – and find out who it is that seems to know the truth.
Surviving the patriarchy can be hard, but burying it isn’t easy either…
Marie O’Hare is 34 years old and splits her time between teaching, competing in cross-country running events and raising her 5-year-old son in a dual Irish and British Pakistani family. She was recently awarded a Master’s with Distinction in Novel Writing from Middlesex University. She is represented by Claire Wilson at RCW Literary Agency.