'Tesh lured me into her rich fairytale narrative with the warmth and strangeness, then hooked me on her intricate characters. It is, needless to say, excellent.'-Alexandra Rowland Silver in the Wood's sparkle is that of clear water its flash the snap of a crackling fire, and Tesh's prose reads like returning to a dream long-forgotten or a song half-remembered.

'It is easy to praise flash and sparkle, but the beauty of the simple and lighter-than-air is more difficult to capture. 'A wildly evocative and enchanting story of old forests, forgotten gods, and new love. 'Alive with old magic, Silver in the Wood made my hair stand on end even as it beckoned me to go deeper, and in the end I couldn't resist.'-C. 'Find a quiet place in a nearby wood, listen to the trees whisper, and thank the old gods and new for this beautiful little book, of which I intend to get lost in again and again.'- Book Riot This fresh, evocative short novel heralds a welcome new voice in fantasy.'- Publishers Weekly Just magnificent.-Jenn Lyons, author of The Ruin of Kings Praise for Emily Tesh's Silver in the WoodĪ wildly evocative and enchanting story of old forests, forgotten gods, and new love. Old secrets better left buried are dug up, and Tobias is forced to reckon with his troubled past-both the green magic of the woods, and the dark things that rest in its heart. When Greenhollow Hall acquires a handsome, intensely curious new owner in Henry Silver, everything changes. Tobias, tethered to the forest, does not dwell on his past life, but he lives a perfectly unremarkable existence with his cottage, his cat, and his dryads.

There is a Wild Man who lives in the deep quiet of Greenhollow, and he listens to the wood. Deep and green and wonderful.'- New York Times bestselling author Naomi Novik From Astounding Award winner and Crawford Award finalist Emily TeshĪ true story of the woods, of the fae, and of the heart.

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