Karen's Reviews > Clear

The setting is a remote island off of Scotland in the 1840’s…during the Scottish Clearance’s, where the rural population was cleared (removed) from the land with forced evictions.
John… a poor Scottish minister leaves his wife in the care of relatives and accepts the job of removing the last inhabitant on this island.
After traveling there he has an injury that leaves him in a coma and with bad bodily injuries.
This is where we meet Ivar.. the man who’s to be evicted… he finds John and takes him to his home and cares for him.
Ivar has only had the sea and various animals as company for many years. He and John don’t speak the same language. So.. when John recovers he won’t know why this man is there.
This is a quiet, and serene novel… beautiful setting..it is sensitive, atmospheric, and unpredictable.


Thank you to Netgalley and Scribner for the ARC!