The Gloaming by Kirsty Logan review – mermaids and mysteries on a Scottish island
Emotionally, an island is always more than a land-mass surrounded by water. As metaphors, islands can denote freedom, imprisonment and everything in between, while as backdrops, they invite extravagant experiment. When it comes to the latter, Kirsty Logan has form. Her debut novel The Gracekeepers, an environmental fairytale set in a lush, futuristic waterscape, won wide acclaim and comparisons to Margaret Atwood, Angela Carter and Emily St John Mandel.
