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NATIONAL BESTSELLER • Inspired by C. S. Lewis’s The Chronicles of Narnia, this wild and wondrous novel is a fairy tale for grown-ups who still knock on the back of wardrobes—just in case—from the author of The Wishing Game.<BR><BR>“This is the book you’ve been waiting for.”—Richard Russo, Pulitzer Prize–winning author of Empire Falls and the North Bath Trilogy<BR><BR>AN NPR BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR<BR><BR>As boys, best friends Jeremy Cox and Rafe Howell went missing in a vast West Virginia state forest, only to mysteriously reappear six months later with no explanation for where they’d gone or how they’d survived.<BR><BR> Fifteen years after their miraculous homecoming, Rafe is a reclusive artist who still bears scars inside and out but has no memory of what happened during those months. Meanwhile, Jeremy has become a famed missing persons’ investigator. With his uncanny abilities, he is the one person who can help vet tech Emilie Wendell find her sister, who vanished in the very same forest as Rafe and Jeremy.<BR><BR>Jeremy alone knows the fantastical truth about the disappearances, for while the rest of the world was searching for them, the two missing boys were in a magical realm filled with impossible beauty and terrible danger. He believes it is there that they will find Emilie’s sister. However, Jeremy has kept Rafe in the dark since their return for his own inscrutable reasons. But the time for burying secrets comes to an end as the quest for Emilie’s sister begins. The former lost boys must confront their shared past, no matter how traumatic the memories.<BR><BR> Alongside the headstrong Emilie, Rafe and Jeremy must return to the enchanted world they called home for six months—for only then can they get back everything and everyone they’ve lost.

'Sometimes all you want is the novel equivalent of Gilmore Girls - just add a spiced latte' Stylist<BR><BR>IT'S TIME TO REDISCOVER HER MAGIC . . .<BR><BR>Belladonna Blackthorn hasn't lost her magical spark, but she hasn't seen it in a while either. Balancing work at her beloved London bookshop, Lunar Books, with handling her toxic boss and concealing her witchcraft from those around her - Belle is burnt out. Perfecting the potential of her magic is the last thing on her mind.<BR><BR>But, when her thirtieth birthday brings a summons from her coven and a trial that tests her worthiness as a witch, Belle risks losing her magic for ever. With the month of October to fix things and signs that dark forces may be working against her, Belle will need all the help she can get - from the women in her life, from an unlikely mentor figure and even from an (infuriating) coven watchman who's sworn to protect her . . .<BR><BR>Can Belle reignite her spark before it's too late?<BR><BR>With found family, a dash of romance and an uplifting message about self-love, Rewitched is a cosy fantasy that will leave you spellbound . . .<BR><BR>* * *<BR><BR>'Pure, cosy joy' - Sangu Mandanna, author of The Very Secret Society of Irregular Witches<BR><BR>'A warm and witchy autumnal delight' - Julie Leong, author of The Teller of Small Fortunes<BR><BR>'A mug of hot chocolate in book form' - Libby Page, author of The Lido<BR><BR>* * *<BR><BR>Readers are bewitched by Rewitched!<BR><BR>'This book is drenched in magic'<BR><BR>'A wonderful and cosy witchy fantasy'<BR><BR>'This was like a hug in a book and will be my go-to cosy autumnal comfort read'<BR><BR>'I loved how relatable this story is'<BR><BR>'The most wonderful cosy, magical, nostalgia-inducing read'<BR><BR>* * *<BR><BR>Lucy Jane Wood's book 'Rewitched' was a Sunday Times bestseller w/c 23-09-2024.