RRP: £8.99
Publisher: VINTAGE
Publication Date : 02/07/2009
Paperback
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Guardian Bookshop Notes:
Accomplished debut novel which combines strong characterisation with a lyrical evocation of the natural world. 15-year old Anne sees the woods around her house as a refuge from her chaotic family. One day, she steps into the woods, never to return, and begins to create a new life for herself. But the outside world inevitably begins to encroach.
Publisher's description:
To fifteen-year-old Anne, the woods that lie beyond her house are a temporary refuge from her noisy, chaotic family, until one day she gathers her courage and steps into the woods, never to return. Slowly, she makes a new life for herself. But as the outside world encroaches on her secret existence, Anne faces a terrible tragedy.
ISBN: 9780099516941