THE WOOD AT MIDWINTER BY SUSANNA CLARK

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From the internationally bestselling and prize-winning author ofPiranesiandJonathan Strange & Mr Norrell, an enchanting, beautifully illustrated short storyset in the world of Jonathan Strange and Mr Norrell.

A church is a sort of wood. A wood is a sort of church. Theyre the same thing really.

Nineteen-year-old Merowdis Scot is an unusual girl. She can talk to animals and treesand 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 midstand the path of her life is changed forever.

Featuring gorgeous illustrations truly worthy of the magic of this story and an afterword by Susanna Clarke explaining how she came to write it, this is a mesmerizing, must-have addition to any fantasy reader’s bookshelf.

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