Local Gods - the highly anticipated new novel from this much-loved author

Melinda Salisbury is a four-time Carnegie nominated, bestselling author, whose first novel The Sin Eater's Daughter was the bestselling UKYA debut of 2015. Her other books include the State of Sorrow duology, Hold Back The Tide, The Way Back: A Seasonal Guide to Connecting With Nature, the collaborative novel Floored (co-written with six other YA authors, including fellow DFB author Lisa Williamson) and Her Dark Wings. Melinda has been nominated and shortlisted for copious awards, including the Waterstones Children's Book Prize, YA Book Prize, Branford Boase Award and Carnegie Medal, and her books have been published in 15 countries to date. She lives on the East Sussex coast and is a passionate vegan and amateur naturalist.

Lush and darkly evocative, with a stifling small town setting that sings to my heart, Local Gods feels as though it's been woven from the finest strands of folk horror tales like Pan's Labyrinth, The Wicker Man and Freddie Kölsch's Empty Heaven. A stunning and all-consuming read