by Dale Bailey
First published 2019
Charles Hayden has loved the Victorian fairy tale "In the Night Wood" since childhood. When his wife Erin inherits Hollow House from her ancestor who wrote the tale, they abandon America for the English countryside. The couple seeks escape from grief after losing their daughter. Hollow House sits surrounded by ancient oaks, its library packed with old stories. Charles and Erin find themselves alone among the trees. They begin seeing their dead daughter. Echoes from the house's collected tales seem to seep into their daily lives. Something older and darker than the stories watches from the forest. The past refuses to stay buried at Hollow House. Charles and Erin must confront what they fled and what now stalks them through the night wood.
Genres: literary-fiction, fantasy, horror, 21st-century, dark-fantasy, gothic
Vibes: atmospheric, dark, emotional, suspenseful
Tropes: found-family, supernatural-elements
Setting: England, Hollow House, Night Wood
Period: Victorian Era
216 pages · Paperback · HarperVoyager