Set against the mysterious, poetic backdrop of the Breton landscape and culture, Sloughing the Skin unearths some of the 'darker' impulses of human nature. The voice of Death whispers all around. Filled with humour and drama, this is a surprising tale exploring the hopes, the dreams and the sorrows of people.

Whilst renovating an old stone cottage, the central character of the story penetrates the minds and lives of people in a small, rural community in Brittany, and in so doing morphs into a new sense of self. She and her husband, accompanied by an enigmatic artisan, work with stone, wood, water, and clay reshaping a new home, a new life.

Among their new friends are an American couple who have international business interests in antiques and Fine Art. On the other hand, their neighbours Michelle, Bernard, and Claude are farmers, like their ancestors who worked the land for centuries.