A Land So Wide

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Like everyone else in the settlement of Mistaken, Greer Mackenzie is trapped. Founded by a Scottish lumber merchant, the tiny town on the edge of the American continent is blessed with rich natural resources that have made its people prosperous – but at a terrible cost. The same woods that have lined the townsfolks’ pockets harbor dangerous beasts: wolves, bears, and the Bright-Eyeds – monsters beyond description who have rained utter destruction down on nearby settlements. But Mistaken’s founders made a deal with the mysterious Benevolence: the Warding Stones that surround the town will keep the Bright-Eyeds out – and the town’s citizens in. Anyone who spends a night within Mistaken’s borders belongs to it forever. Greer, a mapmaker and eccentric dreamer, has always ached to explore the world outside, even though she knows she and her longtime love, Ellis Beaufort, will never see it.

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Always be over the border by sunset.
Listen to the pull of the Warding Stones.
Leave out gratitudes each autumn for Reaping.
Respect and fear the Bright-Eyeds.

‘Lovely, dark, and deep. I was beguiled by every word’ AVA REID
‘A dark, atmospheric love story’ HANNAH WHITTEN
‘Wonderous and haunting . . . Erin A. Craig strikes gold again’ MARISHA PESSL
‘This book is an undeniable triumph. Beautiful and dark and unforgettable’ SHEA ERNSHAW
‘Lush, enchanting storytelling . . . I was utterly enthralled from the first page to the last’ ELIZABETH HELEN
‘All hail the queen of gothic fantasy!’ MARA RUTHERFORD
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There is one rule in the small and prosperous town of Mistaken –
if you spend a night within its borders, you belong to it forever.

The Warding Stones that surround Greer Mackenzie’s town have stood for as long as she can remember, erected by the mysterious Benevolence to keep out the Bright Eyeds – unthinkable monsters that haunt the deep forest.

But the barrier works both ways, and like everyone else in Mistaken, Greer is trapped.

A mapmaker and eccentric dreamer, Greer has always ached to explore beyond the borders of the town. And when her beloved is cast out beyond the Warding Stones, she is the only one who will dare to try to rescue him. But as she treks through the cold and pitiless wilderness, it is not only the Bright Eyeds she has to fear.

Set on a path to uncover the truth about the founding of Mistaken, and her own origins, Greer begins to uncover secrets hidden in the depths of the forest – secrets that don’t want to be let out.

Deeply atmospheric and profoundly romantic, A Land So Wide is a breathtaking and deliciously dark fairytale that rumbles with the threat of the unknown . . .
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Dimensions 24 × 15.6 cm
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Publisher

Imprint

Cover

Hardback

Pages

368

Language

English

Edition

Hardback original

Dewey

813.6 (edition:23)

Readership

General – Trade / Code: K

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