Shortlisted for the Goldsmiths Prize 2023 Chosen as a book to watch out for in 2023 by The Times , Observer , Guardian , Irish TImes and Scotsman 'An epic the north has long deserved' FINANCIAL TIMES 'A sensational piece of storytelling . A singular and significant achievement' GUARDIAN 'Marvellous, artful, enchanted' DAILY TELEGRAPH 'Cements Myers's standing as one of our finest, and most deftly imaginative, writers' I NEWS The triumphant new novel from the Walter Scott Prize-winning author of The Gallows Pole and The Offing Cuddy is a bold and experimental retelling of the story of the hermit St. Cuthbert, unofficial patron saint of the North of England. Incorporating poetry, prose, play, diary and real historical accounts to create a novel like no other,