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The red mouth
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When a dog finds a strange, alien antler in a restored bog, the owner's first thought is to keep it for himself. But when he realises the value of his find, he is drawn back to the rich peat to keep searching. It is not one stag skeleton that is buried there, but dozens - an ancient dying ground of the Great Irish Elk. Other things have surfaced from the bog: prehistoric settlements, bronze cauldrons, ancient butter, iron weapons - and the mutilated body of a two-thousand-year-old female. Fifty years ago, a young archaeologist named her Belroe Woman, and dedicated his life to telling the story of her sacrificial death. While state and public treat the bog body as a national treasure, others must reckon with its otherworldly influence over their lives.
- Language
- English
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Circus
- ISBN
- 9781526691125