“The heart of Devon beats in this place and in this couple.” Samuel, Antibes, Jan 2026

Join acclaimed novelist and Bloomsbury mentor Natalie Young on her farm in mid Devon for residential creative writing courses and retreats.

A terrific novel….a brilliant and literal dissection of a marriage – The Times.

One of the most talked-about books of the year...filled with black humour ― Daily Mail

This is a compulsively readable tale exploring the darkest desires of humanity and the discontent simmering beneath seemingly serene surfaces.’- The Observer

Sensuously and evocatively detailed, its roots dive deep into the physical and psychological damage inflicted by war --Daily Mail

Ensnares the reader in an eerie web of elusive family secrets in an atmospheric French village --The Times