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100			_aClarke, Susanna, _eauthor. _1https://id.oclc.org/worldcat/entity/E39PBJj8MBwVBRFcktKgDtkqwC _925387
245	1	4	_aThe wood at midwinter _c/ Susanna Clarke ; illustrated by Victoria Sawdon.
264		1	_aLondon ; _aNew York : _bBloomsbury Circus, _c2024
300			_a60 pages : _billustrations ; _c21 cm
520			_aThe Wood at Midwinter is a haunting, fable-like novella set in the days approaching Christmas. It centres on Merowdis Scott, a peculiar and saintly 19-year‑old who possesses an uncanny ability to converse with animals and trees. One wintry afternoon, Merowdis takes her dogs—Pretty and Amandier—and her pig, Apple, for a walk in the woods. There, she encounters both a blackbird and a fox, and as dusk gathers, a mysterious presence emerges from the forest, forever altering her path waterstones.com Through her communion with the woodland—described almost as a cathedral—Merowdis expresses her longing for a child born in midwinter, who might bring light amid darkness. The forest reveals to her a vision: she cradles a bear cub, rather than a baby, understanding that a true saint must face sacrifice. The fox cryptically remarks that Merowdis now “belongs to the wood”. Her sister Ysolde returns and notices Merowdis’ disappearance and the abandoned bonnet. Merowdis eventually emerges, proclaiming that her child will come in a time of “cold and pain,” bringing joy. Yet, as she steps into the trees once more, Ysolde is left uncertain and frightened. The tale closes with a church painting depicting Merowdis in black, bearing a bear cub—a symbol of her sacrifice and holiness.
650		0	_aYoung women _vFiction _924099
650		0	_aComing of age _vFiction.
650		0	_aHuman-animal relationships. _925176
650		0	_aOutdoor life _925388
650		0	_a Magic _vFiction. _924059
655		0	_aFantasy fiction. _922510
700			_aSawdon, Victoria, _d1972- _eillustrator.
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