Broken Ghosts: a haunting, gothic coming-of-age story from the bestselling author of the Inspector McLean series

Phoebe MacDonald, a 12-year-old girl, moves to live with her uncle and aunt in a Welsh woodland. She meets a strange girl named Gwyneth and together they discover the woods are a place of magic and wonder, where spirits roam and secrets fester. However, the woods hold a dark truth that some will do anything to keep in the shadows.

Format: Hardback
Length: 368 pages
Publication date: 12 September 2024
Publisher: Headline Publishing Group

A beautifully written novel imbued with empathy, spirits, and magic, "The Secret of the Woods" by Scottish author Phoebe MacDonald is a captivating tale that follows twelve-year-old Phoebe as she navigates the loss of her parents and moves to live with her eccentric guardians in their home in the Welsh woods. As spring turns to summer, Phoebe slowly falls into the rhythm of life with her guardians, but she is lonely until she meets a strange girl named Gwyneth who wanders the surrounding forest barefoot and alone. Outsiders both, the two girls form a strong bond, though nobody else seems to believe that Gwyneth is real. Phoebe knows better, and soon with her new friend's help, she begins to see the woods for what they truly are - a place of magic and wonder, where the line between life and death is blurred. Where spirits roam and secrets fester. Something happened here, a lifetime ago, and a wrong that yearns to be put right. The answer is within Phoebe's grasp, but will revealing it put her in grave danger? For the woods hold a dark truth, and some will do anything to keep it in the shadows.

Weight: 584g
Dimension: 242 x 165 x 35 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9781035418770