The Hill in the Dark Grove

Liam Higginson

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Picador
13 January 2026

Fiction & Literature; Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945); Horror & ghost stories; Myth & legend told as fiction; Fiction: special features

Carwyn and Rhian - the last in a long family line of sheep farmers - are living out a brutal year in their hillside farm, deep in the mountains of Eryri, North Wales.

When Carwyn stumbles across a stone circle and some sort of burial mound in one of the fields on their land, he quickly develops an obsession. His wife, Rhian, meanwhile, is confronted with the growing realization that the man with whom she shares her life and home is slowly becoming a frightening stranger.

As the harsh mountain winter closes in, Rhian finds herself alone with her increasingly peculiar husband, the mountains, and the looming megalithic stones . . .

Exquisitely written and impossible to put down, The Hill in the Dark Grove is a gorgeous story of a lost way of life and the lengths we go to to protect what we know.

By: Liam Higginson
Imprint: Picador
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 238mm, Width: 154mm, Spine: 23mm
Weight: 376g
ISBN: 9781035069439
ISBN 10: 1035069431
Pages: 304
Publication Date: 13 January 2026
Recommended Age: From 18 years
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Forthcoming

Liam Higginson was born and raised in rural North Wales and now works in the arcade management office at Llandudno Pier. The Hill in the Dark Grove is his debut novel.