"The most wonderfully intoxicating novel awaits. The focus remains on a parcel of land, the house that sits on it, and the people who dwell there over four centuries."
Seductively different and oh so provocative, I have completely and irrevocably fallen in love with this novel. Travel in time from the first settlers on a plot of land in New England to those who come after, this is as much about nature, the landscape, and the dwelling, as it is the people. Author Daniel Mason has a featherlight touch that he is able to wield with a hammer blow. The sense of place is immense. The characters live in a vivid spark of vibrant life. Moments in time are fixed, and yet drift into what is to come, all are connected. I ached as I left each stage before becoming utterly consumed by the next. This feels like an epic piece, a study of humanity, an ode to nature, and yet it is as intimate and penetrating as can be. I will be recommending this beauty far and wide, it of course joins our LoveReading Star Books, and sits as a Liz Pick of the Month. Inspiring and unique, North Woods is an unforgettable novel that truly deserves to fly.
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FOUR CENTURIES. A SINGLE HOUSE DEEP IN THE WOODS OF NEW ENGLAND.
A young Puritan couple on the run. An English soldier with a fantastic vision. Inseparable twin sisters. A lovelorn painter and a lusty beetle. A desperate mother and her haunted son. A ruthless con man and a stalking panther. Buried secrets. Madness, dreams and hope.
All are connected. The dark, raucous, beautiful past is very much alive.
Exhilarating, daring and playful, NORTH WOODS will change the way you see the world.
North Woods features in the following genres: Modern and Contemporary Fiction, Liz Robinson's Picks of the Month, Forests and woodland, General Fiction, Fiction, Recommendations, Physical geography and topography, Geography, Earth Sciences, Geography, Environment, Planning, Book Club Recommendations, Star Books, Historical Fiction, Narrative theme: Sense of place, Narrative theme: Identity / belonging, Narrative theme: Death, grief, loss, Narrative theme: Social issues, Narrative theme: Environmental issues / the natural world, Narrative theme: Love and relationships, Fiction: narrative themes
North Woods is available in Paperback, Hardback
North Woods was written by Daniel Mason and published by John Murray Publishers Ltd an imprint of John Murray Press
North Woods has 384 pages
