In Darkling Wood

'The Queen of historical fiction.' Guardian

Emma Carroll

• Publisher: Faber & Faber
• eBook ISBN:
  9780571317608
• Year: 2015

'Absorbing, sensitive and genuinely magical in feel.' Independent
'Destined to be a modern classic.' Irish Examiner
'A tender tale.' Financial Times
'The Hilary Mantel of children's fiction.' The Telegraph

'You're telling me there are fairies in this wood?'

When Alice's brother gets a longed-for chance for a heart transplant, Alice is suddenly bundled off to her estranged grandmother's house. There's nothing good about staying with Nell, except for the beautiful Darkling Wood at the end of her garden - but Nell wants to have it cut down. Alice feels at home there, at peace, and even finds a friend, Flo. But Flo doesn't seem to go to the local school and no one in town has heard of a girl with that name. When Flo shows Alice the surprising secrets of Darkling Wood, Alice starts to wonder, what is real? And can she find out in time to save the wood from destruction?

Table of contents

• Landing Page
• Title Page
• Contents
• 1
• 2
• 3
• 4
• Darkling Cottage: Monday 11th November 1918
• 5
• 6
• 7
• Darkling Cottage: Tuesday 12th November 1918
• 8
• 9
• 10
• Darkling Cottage: Wednesday 13th November 1918
• 11
• 12
• Darkling Cottage: Thursday 14th November 1918
• 13
• 14
• 15
• 16
• Darkling Cottage: Friday 15th November 1918
• 17
• 18
• 19
• Darkling Cottage: Saturday 16th November
• 20
• 21
• 22
• Darkling Cottage: Sunday 17th November
• 23
• 24
• 25
• Darkling Cottage: Monday 18th November
• 26
• 27
• 28
• Darkling Cottage: Tuesday 19th November
• 29
• 30
• Darkling Cottage: Wednesday 20th November
• 31
• 32
• 33
• 34
• 35
• Dedication
• Praise for Emma Carroll
• Frost Hollow Hall
• The Girl Who Walked on Air
• The Snow Sister
• About the Author
• By the Same Author
• About Faber and Faber
• Copyright