Black Woods, Blue Sky

By (author) Ivey Eowyn
Short description/annotation:
From the author of the international bestseller THE SNOW CHILD comes an heartstopping reworking of the Beauty and the Beast fairytale for the present day.
Description:

Where there is wonder, there is love - an unforgettable novel of the beauty and terror of the Alaskan wilderness, from the author of the million-copy international bestseller, The Snow Child.

''I read with my heart in my mouth, filled with wonder'' Rachel Joyce, author of The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry
''An enthralling novel about the endurance of love, the power of forgiveness and the savage, irresistible allure of wild places'' Paula Hawkins, author of The Girl on the Train

Birdie''s keeping it together, of course she is. So she''s a little hungover on her shifts, and has to bring her daughter to the lodge while she waits tables, but Emaleen never goes hungry. It''s a tough town to be a single mother, and Birdie just needs to get by.
And then Birdie meets Arthur, who is quieter than most men, but makes her want to listen; who is gentle with Emaleen, and understands Birdie''s fascination with the mountains in whose shadow they live. When Arthur asks Birdie and Emaleen to leave the lodge and make a home, just the three of them, in his off-grid cabin, Birdie''s answer, in a heartbeat, is yes.

Out in the wilderness Birdie''s days are harsher and richer than she ever imagined possible. Here she will feel truly at one with nature. Here she, and Emaleen, will learn the whole, fearful truth about Arthur.

Review quote:
No one writes like Eowyn Ivey. Her voice is as enchanting as it is original and Black Woods, Blue Sky may be her best novel yet. A compelling story of love and forgiveness, it is also a page turner, creating a sense of foreboding in the vast Alaskan landscape that Ivey evokes with such passion and precision
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Black Woods, Blue Sky is an enthralling novel about the endurance of love, the power of forgiveness and the savage, irresistible allure of wild places
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Entrancing, tender, bold and beautifully strange: in Black Woods, Blue Sky, Eowyn Ivey does again what she does so brilliantly. Out of myth she weaves a beautiful contemporary story to delight the senses, and keep us turning, page by page, to the astounding end. She makes us think about the space where man becomes nature, and how we only learn when we listen to the world beyond our own. I read with my heart in my mouth and filled with wonder. This is a very special book.
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Written with love for the Alaskan landscape, Black Woods, Blue Sky is a dazzling and moving journey into the reaches of the wilderness and the reaches of the human heart. Ivey''s prose is pure and authentic, drawing you in to the richness of these characters and their lives. This one will stay with you.
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What a book - I am still enthralled and haunted. Black Woods, Blue Sky is a fable about what it is to love, a tale of longing, a call to renew our deepest bonds with the living world. It will draw you along like a fast moving stream, and you will find yourself in places you have never been
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One of the best books you will ever read, this is an extraordinary story told by one of the very best storytellers today. Tense, atmospheric and spell-binding, it will lead you into darkness and break your heart yet, at the same time, is full of hope, love and redemption. Ivey is an absolute master in making you believe in the impossible and this is her finest work to date - unforgettable.
Biographical note:
Eowyn Ivey is the author of The Snow Child, an international bestseller published in t