The Wood at Midwinter

The Wood at Midwinter

By Susanna Clarke

Pages

64

Rating

3.69

Year

2024

FantasyFictionChristmasShort StoriesAdultAdult Fiction

Description

'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.

An enchanting short story set in the Strange universe. Featuring an introduction by Susanna Clarke and illustrations from Victoria Sawdon.