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**The Times instant Top Ten bestseller**

**Named a book to look out for in 2024 by the Sunday Times, Guardian and BBC**

**A small hardback edition featuring an afterword by the author**

From the internationally bestselling and prize-winning author of Piranesi and Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell, an enchanting and…

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1 author picked The Wood at Midwinter as one of their favorite books. Why do they recommend it?

I love, love, LOVE Susanna Clarke! She is a true kindred spirit. I had already listened to the audio version of this story when it was commissioned by BBC Radio 4 in 2022. But the beautiful hardback copy with illustrations by Victoria Sawdon is a true gift.

It's hard to put into words the magic and spirituality of this story. As an amateur folklorist and member of a Celtic Christian community, it perfectly encapsulates my personal experience of Christmas as a magical AND holy time. Of the futility of making a distinction between Christian and pagan "origins" of the season…

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