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The Wood at Midwinter

By: Susanna Clarke
Narrated by: Susanna Clarke
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Experience the magic of The Wood at Midwinter, a captivating Christmas short story written and read by Susanna Clarke, internationally bestselling author of Piranesi and Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell. Immerse yourself in this haunting tale, accompanied by exquisite music composed by Rusty Bradshaw.

**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 strange 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

©2024 Susanna Clarke (P)2024 Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
Historical Literary Fiction Winter Celebration Christmas

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One to read, not listen to.

I enjoyed this book; it’s ethereal and magical but I think I lost a lot of the magic by listening on Audible rather than getting the benefits of the illustrations in the physical copy of the book. It’s a very short novella too. I enjoyed the authors writing style and will look for other books by Susanna Clarke. Perfect for a wintry day.

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