by Neil Gaiman
First published 2013
A middle-aged man returns to his childhood home, where he once met the mysterious Lettie Hempstock and her family. As he sits by their pond, the repressed memories come flooding back - of the dark forces that were unleashed after a local man's suicide, and of Lettie's promises to protect him. This haunting, genre-blending tale explores the power of stories to reveal the darkness within.
Genres: literary-fiction, fantasy, contemporary, magical-realism
Vibes: dark, intimate, lyrical, thought-provoking
Tropes: found-family, unreliable-narrator
Setting: England
192 pages · Paperback · William Morrow Paperbacks