The Story of the Forest
Shortlisted for the Orwell Prize for Political Fiction 2023
- Format: Innbundet
- Antall sider: 288
- Språk: Engelsk
- Forlag/Utgiver: SD Books
- EAN: 9780349014104
- Utgivelsesår: 2023
- Bidragsyter: Grant, Linda
From the award-winning Linda Grant, a vibrant imagining of the tumultuous world of early twentieth-century Europe through the eyes of Mina, a young girl whose adventures begin in a deep dark forest.
''Epic, magnificent, beautiful. A perfect work of art and craft and such a good story... I felt I was living it. I couldn''t put it down'' Philippa Perry
''Magnificent... flawless writing, wonderfully flawed characters, its epic sweep combined with a warm immediacy... I''m in awe, I''m charmed, and I want to press a copy on everyone I know'' Nigella Lawson
''What an amazing novel... Vivid storytelling with complex and colourful characters... spectacular'' David Morrissey
It''s 1913 and a young, carefree and recklessly innocent girl, Mina, goes out into the forest on the edge of the Baltic sea and meets a gang of rowdy young men with revolution on their minds. It sounds like a fairy tale but it''s life.
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