After the sudden death of their young son, Ewan, Richard and Juliette Willoughby are left alone at Starve Acre, their isolated home on the Yorkshire moors.

While Juliette becomes convinced that Ewan’s spirit remains nearby, Richard seeks refuge in the land. He begins digging in a barren field, searching for the remains of a legendary oak tree said to possess ancient powers. But something buried beneath Starve Acre is beginning to stir—and grief may have opened the door for it to return.

Dark, intimate and deeply atmospheric, Starve Acre is a slow-burning folk-horror novel about loss, obsession and the ancient forces hidden beneath the English countryside.