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The Gallows Pole by Benjamin Myers

4.0

If you come to this after the gentle pastoral of Myers' [b:The Offing|43412959|The Offing|Benjamin Myers|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1557678656l/43412959._SY75_.jpg|67454829] be prepared for a shock - this is altogether a more brutal affair, all mud, rock, sinew, and gristle. A brilliant and gritty evocation of late 18thC Yorkshire, reminiscent of [b:His Bloody Project|25694617|His Bloody Project Documents Relating to the Case of Roderick Macrae|Graeme Macrae Burnet|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1433870239l/25694617._SY75_.jpg|45524554] and [b:The Wake|21023409|The Wake|Paul Kingsnorth|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1394363896l/21023409._SY75_.jpg|27232308].