Author talk: Neil Price on ”The Children of Ash & Elm – A History of the Vikings”

Modern Fiction Book of the Month – April 2025

In the aftermath of a shocking death, students and teachers at an elite English school grapple with their disorientation and grief. Yet the bell continues to ring, and amidst sorrow, normal life – lessons, arguments, flirtations – goes on. At the seeming centre of the clock’s sweeping hands is Tin, feared and adored in equal measure, and newly betrayed by Robin, her best friend. As the heat of the late spring day intensifies, allegiances strain, rivalries escalate, and old secrets begin to surface…  // Discuss in the Fiction reading group  //  
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