About the Book: Harvest by Jim Crace is a haunting and atmospheric historical novel set in a rural village on the brink of transformation. Over the course of seven tense days, the arrival of three mysterious outsiders triggers fear, suspicion and accusations of witchcraft, while the harvest is destroyed and innocent villagers face brutal punishment. Through Walter Thirsk’s eyes, Crace explores community, displacement, social change, power, fear and human nature in a beautifully lyrical narrative. Shortlisted for the Booker Prize and winner of the James Tait Black Prize and International IMPAC Dublin Literary Award, Harvest is a compelling work of literary and historical fiction.