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The Hazel Wood

A dark journey through a twisted fairy tale world

Melissa Albert author

Format:Paperback

Publisher:Penguin Random House Children's UK

Published:8th Feb '18

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This enthralling tale follows a girl named Alice as she navigates a dark world inspired by her grandmother's fairy tales in The Hazel Wood.

In The Hazel Wood, seventeen-year-old Alice and her mother have lived a life on the run, constantly evading an ominous streak of bad luck. Their journey takes a dark turn when Alice's grandmother, a reclusive author known for her sinister fairy tales, passes away. Upon her death, Alice discovers that her mother has been taken by a figure claiming to hail from the very world of her grandmother’s stories. This revelation sets Alice on a perilous quest, guided only by a cryptic warning from her mother: 'STAY AWAY FROM THE HAZEL WOOD.'

As Alice delves deeper into the mystery, she learns that the Hazel Wood is more than just a place; it is a gateway to a realm filled with danger, magic, and the echoes of her grandmother's haunting tales. The journey challenges her perception of reality and forces her to confront the very nature of her family's dark legacy. With every step into this enchanted yet perilous world, Alice must navigate treacherous characters and unravel the secrets that bind her fate to her grandmother's stories.

The Hazel Wood is a captivating blend of fantasy and thriller elements, drawing readers into a richly woven narrative that explores themes of family, identity, and the power of storytelling. As Alice faces the shadows of her past, she must decide what she is willing to sacrifice to save her mother and escape the clutches of the Hazel Wood.

MAGICAL, MESMERISING AND INVENTIVE. -- Karen McManus, bestselling author of One of Us is Lying
The Hazel Wood kept me up all night. I had every light burning and the covers pulled tight around me as I fell completely into the dark and beautiful world within its pages. Terrifying, magical, and surprisingly funny, it's one of the very best books I've read in years. -- Jennifer Niven
Thoroughly, creepily captivating, with surprises I never saw coming! Such a refreshing and beautifully written inversion of the classic fairytale-inspired story. -- Kristin Cashore, award-winning, New York Times bestselling author of the Graceling Realm series
This book will be your next obsession. Welcome to the Hazel Wood, where bad luck is a living thing, princesses are doomed, and every page contains a wondrously terrible adventure - it's not safe inside these pages, but once you enter, you may never want to leave. -- Stephanie Garber, New York Times bestselling author of CARAVAL
A WINDING, CREEPY, INSIDIOUSLY DELICIOUS NOVEL. UTTERLY SPECTACULAR -- Melinda Salisbury, bestselling author of The Sin Eater’s Daughter
THIS BOOK NEEDS A WARNING LABEL. CAUTION: SINGLE-SITTING READ. Once you start, you cannot stop. -- Alana, Goodreads Reviewer (5 stars)
If you like DARKNESS and MURDER, strong family ties and light romance, you should probably get ready for this book to mess you up in the best way possible. -- Gaby, Goodreads Reviewer (5 stars)
IMAGINE BEING ONE OF THE FIRST PEOPLE TO READ HARRY POTTER . . . That's how it feels to read The Hazel Wood in manuscript form.It's Inception + The Magicians + Alice in Wonderland + Night Film, plus humor and warmth and heart. -- Eb, Goodreads Reviewer (5 stars)
With dark fairy tale elements woven into a thrilling story, The Hazel Wood had me under its spell from beginning to end. Magic crackled on every page. -- Kate Ormand, author of The Wanderers
A beautiful, terrifying, astonishing and strange story that reads as though Angela Carter has been sucked into a Grimm fairy tale, this book is a wise and wonderful read for fairy tale fans. -- Robin Stevens, author of the Murder Most Unladylike series
A dark and magical modern take on age-old fairy tales. -- Lauren James, author of The Loneliest Girl in the Universe
A beguiling mix of contemporary thriller and dark fantasy, coupled with stylish, sharp prose, makes this a dangerously addictive debut. -- Fiona Noble * The Bookseller *
a darkly enchanting debut * Daily Mail *
Albert is a natural storyteller who writes with the confidence of an old hand * Daily Telegraph *
A bewitching, elegant blend of contemporary thriller and dark fantasy * Observer *
Simultaneously enticing and fearsome, much like the Hazel Wood of the title ... insidiously beautiful * Guardian *
This eerie debut YA novel puts such a terrifying twist on classic bedtime stories, you'll not sleep a wink. * Heat Magazine *
Bewitching * Guardian *

ISBN: 9780141388663

Dimensions: 196mm x 130mm x 32mm

Weight: 280g

400 pages