Drawing on the creatures and horrors of Irish folklore,The Burial Tide unearths our darkest truths: how far weΓÇÖd go to win our freedomand how quickly our desires can become monstrous. A woman who canΓÇÖt remember her death. On an eerily quiet island off the coast of Irelanda woman with no memory claws her way out of her grave and back to life. But not everyone welcomes the return of Mara Fitch. An island with a terrible secret. Inishbannock. Where strange misshapen figures watch from the trees and the roads are covered in teeth. Where two brothers gamble for nothingthe doctor only treats one patientand the pub owner speaks in riddles. Where a poet loses and finds his soul. And a man without a heart claims he’s the key to unlocking Mara’s secrets. A past that refuses to stay buried. As Mara returns to her life on this upside-down islandher memories begin to leech their way back to the surface. The more she remembersthe more the village will do anything to stop her . . . But the sea remembers it all.