Some folk are born wild. Some have wildness thrust upon them. When Lorna discovers the body of her childhood friend, Lachie, tangled by the tide on a Hebrides beach long-submerged family secrets and murderous truths rise to the surface threatening to wash away everything she holds dear. " This is the kind of story that gets under your skin and ignites the wildness in your heart. An exquisitely written evocation of a 1970's childhood on the west coast of Scotland, a haunting contemporary whodunit; each sentence of The Wild Folk is woven with magic." - Jackie Stewart, flowerspirit.co.uk Praise for The Wild Folk: "Nature writing with juicy bits." - John Beswick "Kennedy makes words dance a wild jig. Her writing is pleasantly pungent and rustic. The Wild Folk is a quiet story of family, the choices we make and what we choose to believe in." - Stella Stedman "Vigorous and enchanting, earthy and surreal." - Owen Luckey "Compelling, well-written, haunting. I loved it. Stays with you long after reading." - Stacy Pond