The Wood at Midwinter: The Times Top Ten bestseller

From the internationally bestselling and prize-winning author of Piranesi and Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell, an enchanting and haunting Christmas short story **Named a book to look out for in 2024 by the Sunday Times, Guardian and BBC** ?A church is a sort of wood. A wood is a sort of church. They're the same thing really.' Nineteen-year-old Merowdis Scott is an unusual girl. She can talk to animals and trees - and she is only ever happy when she is walking in the woods. One snowy afternoon, out with her dogs and Apple the pig, Merowdis encounters a blackbird and a fox. As darkness falls, a st range figure enters in their midst - and the path of her life is changed forever. 'Like Hilary Mantel, Clarke has made the very notion of genre seem quaint' Guardian 'A miraculous and luminous feat of storytelling' Madeline Miller EAN: 9781526675217 Farbverschnitt: Generell werden die Bücher ohne Farbverschnitt geliefert, auch wenn die Abbildungen einen Farbverschnitt zeigen. Erscheinungsjahr: 24.10.2024 Autoren: Clarke, Susanna Illustrator: Sawdon, Victoria Seitenzahl/Blattzahl: 64 Themenüberschrift: FICTION / Fantasy / General Keyword: women's prize fiction 2021; magical realism; mysterious mystery puzzle; enchanting short quick read; literary fantasy; Other worldly worlds unusual fantastical; Cross genre unique mythological; gift for fantasy fan; Imaginative unputdownable page turner; Stays with you; Memory reality; Post-modern classic; Christmas xmas reads; Christmassy seasonal gift; Great present ideas for; Secret Santa stocking filler; Get festive spirit; Feeling in the mood; Family friends inspiration inspo Fachschema: Englische Belletristik / Roman, Erzählung~Englische Bücher / Belletristik / Roman, Erzählung Fachkategorie: Spekulative Literatur~Fantasyliteratur Imprint-Titels: Bloomsbury Circus Länge: 220 mm Breite: 140 mm Höhe: 16 mm