In the aftermath of catastrophic religious wars, God has been banned. A young woman – Jem – arrives in the isolated village of Underhill, announcing that not only does God exist, but It has sent her to deliver an apocalyptic message. Villagers convinced that Jem is lying, watch in horror as family and friends flock to join the God’s Threads religion. As the prophesied apocalypse draws near, Jem’s divisive message eventually threatens the very existence of Underhill.  

Bold storytelling, with the satirical force of Naomi Alderman’s The Power but its own claustrophobic sense of place –
Francis Spufford, author of Golden HilI