The Wood at Midwinter

Susanna Clarke

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A novella. Illustrated by Victoria Sawdon.

'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.

Published
November 8, 2024
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Susanna Clarke

Susanna Clarke's name has become synonymous with spellbinding fantasy, where the boundaries between the magical and the real are delicately blurred. Her work evokes an atmosphere that feels both timeless and distinctly her own—rich in detail, laced with mystery, and filled with a kind of melancholy beauty that lingers long after the last page is turned. Clarke’s journey into the world of fantasy wasn’t a direct path, but rather a quiet unfolding. Born in England, her literary beginnings were rooted in a love of literature and history, which later blossomed into a passion for the fantastical. It was this blend of the historical and the…