Heap Earth Upon It

“My god, to be nothing but a flicker of light.”

I am learning that there is nothing so devastating as a Chloe Michelle Howarth novel. Shrouded in the fog of a family’s shame, the O’Leary siblings descend on their new home in the small town of Ballycrea. For the start of a new life, old names are buried with small lies—they come not from Kilmarra, but a different town, made-up but real enough—their griefs dulled blunt, sad but palpable. Believable. And in the embrace of the welcoming Betty and Bill Nevan, they will unravel under hope, guilt, and obsession. A haunting follow-up to her debut novel, Sunburn, Heap Earth Upon It is a tragedy in four siblings.