Black Wood

Pulitzer Prize finalist and New York Times bestselling author of The Snow Child Eowyn Ivey returns to the mythical landscapes of Alaska with an unforgettable dark fairy tale that asks the question: Can love save us from ourselves? ΓÇ£No one writes like Eowyn Ivey.ΓÇ¥ΓÇöGeraldine Brooks ΓÇ£You will find yourself in places you have never been.ΓÇ¥ΓÇöLouise Erdrich ΓÇ£A stunning tale told by a master of her craft.ΓÇ¥ΓÇöJason Mott BirdieΓÇÖs keeping it together; of course she is. So sheΓÇÖs a little hungover,sometimesand she has to bring her daughterEmaleento her job waiting tables at an Alaskan roadside lodgebut sheΓÇÖs getting by as a single mother in a tough town. StillBirdie can remember happier times from her youthwhen she was free in the wilds of nature. Arthur Neilsena soft-spoken and scarred recluse who appears in town only at the change of seasonsbrings Emaleen back to safety when she gets lost in the woods. Most people avoid himbut to Birdiehe represents everything sheΓÇÖs ever longed for. She finds herself falling for Arthur and the land he knows so well. Against the warnings of those who care about themBirdie and Emaleen move to his isolated cabin in the mountainson the far side of the Wolverine River. ItΓÇÖs just the three of them in the vast black woodsfar from roadstelephoneselectricityand outside contactbut Birdie believes she has come prepared. At firstitΓÇÖs idyllic and she can picture a happily ever after: Together they catch salmonpick berriesand climb mountains so tall itΓÇÖs as if they could touch the bright blue sky. But soon Birdie discovers that Arthur is something much more mysterious and dangerous than she could have ever imaginedand that like the Alaska wildernessa fairy tale can be as dark as it is beautiful. Black WoodsBlue Sky is a novel with life-and-death stakesabout the love between a mother and daughterand the allure of a wild lifeΓÇöabout what we gain and what it might cost us.