PositiveThe Skinny (UK)... a great deal of fight ... Wyld is not in the mood to be timid about how these women’s fates are at the mercy of men, whether that’s through witch hunts, infidelity, abuse or oppression. The breadth of wrongs come thick and fast ... The narration swaps between the women constantly, and chapters are not named, so it’s easy get disorientated. An intention perhaps, from the talented Granta Young Novelist of the Year, to catch you off guard and emphasise how time presses repeat in different forms. Wyld is often praised for her lyrical prose, and The Bass Rock is most certainly a continuation of this form.
