The Wood At Midwinter, is an enchanting, beautifully illustrated short story set in the world of Jonathan Strange and Mr Norrell. Join us for a LitStack Spotlight.
In This Spotlight On The Wood At Midwinter
About The Wood at Midwinter
“’A church is a sort of wood. A wood is a sort of church. They’re the same thing really.”
Nineteen-year-old Merowdis Scot 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.
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.
Praise for The Wood at Midwinter
“Clarke’s imagination is prodigious, her pacing is masterly and she knows how to employ dry humor in the service of majesty.”―The New York Times
“Nobody writes about magic the way Clarke does . . . She writes about magic as if she’s actually worked it.”―TIME Magazine
“[Clarke is] one of the greatest novelists writing today.”―Vox
“Highly atmospheric, this winter tale is set in a wood and navigates the line between a Grimms’ fairy tale and a feminist manifesto . . . Clarke’s many fans will not be disappointed.”―Library Journal
“Hugo Award winner Clarke enchants with this bite-size Christmassy fairy tale . . . The juxtaposition of thoughtful and sometimes unsettling atmospherics with quirky enjoyment delights. This is an ideal stocking stuffer.”―Publishers Weekly
About Susanna Clarke, Author of The Wood at Midwinter
Photo by Patrick Nielsen Hayden
Susanna Clarke’s debut novel Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell was first published in more than 34 countries and was longlisted for the Man Booker Prize and shortlisted for the Whitbread First Novel Award and the Guardian First Book Award. It won British Book Awards Newcomer of the Year, the Hugo Award and the World Fantasy Award in 2005.
The Ladies of Grace Adieu, a collection of short stories set in the world of Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell, was published by Bloomsbury in 2006. Piranesi was a New York Times and Sunday Times bestseller, and shortlisted for the Costa Novel of the Year Award, the RSL Encore Award and the Women’s Prize for Fiction. Susanna Clarke lives in Derbyshire.
You can connect with Susanna Clarke on Instagram.
Source: Publisher and Wikipedia
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
Pub Date: Oct 22 2024
ISBN-13: 9781639734481
Titles by Susanna Clarke
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