{"product_id":"9780008596125","title":"Black Wood Women: A spellbinding, gripping, unputdownable historical novel, to read in 2025","description":"\u003ch2\u003eWe know the truths men have forgotten…\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cp\u003e‘Visceral, twisting, propulsive – \u003cem\u003eBlack Wood Women\u003c\/em\u003e begs to be devoured’ \u003cstrong\u003eStacey Halls\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'Grim and glorious' \u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eDaily Mail\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'Will leave you breathless’ \u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eSunday Post\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\n          \u003cstrong\u003e\n            \u003cem\u003e***\u003c\/em\u003e\n          \u003c\/strong\u003e\n        \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\n          \u003cstrong\u003eThe last wolf in England hunts for prey. Exhausted, hungry and alone, she fears for the litter of pups she carries, and the men who seek to wipe her out.\u003c\/strong\u003e\n        \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eYorkshire, 1649.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSince they fled Ireland, Caragh and her family have hidden their true identities to enable them to start a new life in England. But when Caragh finds her parents brutally murdered by a Protestant determined to rid the area of Catholics, she must flee again.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTravelling east, she comes to a forest, where she meets a coven of women who wear their hair loose and refuse to follow men’s rules.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHaving found acceptance at last, Caragh is unaware that a different kind of persecution stalks the black wood women, and their days in the forest are numbered.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn this latest literary masterpiece from Sunday Times bestselling author, Michael Stewart, the story unfolds in a small, rural town, steeped in the supernatural and the occult. The narrative is as much about the environment and nature as it is about the characters, making Black Wood Women a compelling read.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFor fans of S. P. Muir (The Evil in Time), Christopher Hardy (How Not to Drown a Cat), Jean Rhys (The Collected Short Stories), Ben Myers (Cuddy), and Maggie O'Farrell (Hamnet).\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHarperCollins 2024\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Michael Stewart, Read by Laoise Sweeney","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46889044639893,"sku":"9780008596125","price":49.99,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0484\/3175\/9509\/files\/9780008596125.jpg?v=1776888284","url":"https:\/\/harpercollins.com.au\/products\/9780008596125","provider":"HarperCollins AU","version":"1.0","type":"link"}