Book guide
The Western Wind
In a cut-off medieval village, a priest must decide whether a drowning was accident, suicide or murder.
Genre and trope pairingsMysterySmall townMysteryWhodunnitMysteryMissing personLiteraryFragmented narrativeLiterarySocial commentary
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About The Western Wind
Set in fifteenth-century Oakham, Somerset, The Western Wind follows village priest John Reve after wealthy Thomas Newman is swept away by the river. Told while moving back toward the moment of death, the story draws on Reve’s role as confessor to uncover secrets, motives and doubts.
Reading signals
- Spice
- Light
- Darkness
- Balanced
- Pacing
- Fast
Content warnings
- death
- suicide
- murder
- infidelity
- animal death
- child death
- sexual content
