Eden's Everdark

In "Eden of the East," a young girl named Eden visits her ancestral home, Safina Island, to heal from her mother's loss. She discovers an old sketchbook that contains images of a mysterious mansion, a monstrous dog, and a beautiful but terrifying woman. She then stumbles into Everdark, a parallel world where the sun never rises, and the Witch of Everdark wants to make her her eternal daughter. Eden must find a way to defeat the witch's magic or remain trapped in Everdark forever.

Format: Paperback / softback
Length: 288 pages
Publication date: 29 September 2023
Publisher: Simon & Schuster

"Stunning, moving, and marvelously strange," according to Newbery winner Kelly Barnhill, this story of a young girl who stumbles into a magical realm ruled by a wicked witch is a haunting and ultimately uplifting middle grade novel about grief, family, and decades-old magic.

Eden travels to Safina Island, her ancestral home, in search of healing after losing her mother. But when she discovers an old sketchbook that belonged to her mother, she is haunted by the images she sees drawn there. A creepy mansion covered with roots and leaves. A monstrous dog with dagger-sharp teeth. And a tall woman with wind-blown hair and long, sharp nails who is as beautiful as she is terrifying.

Days later, Eden explores the island alone and follows a black cat through a rift in the bright day. She stumbles into Everdark, a parallel world where the sun never rises, where spirits linger between death and the afterlife, and where everything from her mother's drawings is all too real—especially the Witch of Everdark, who wants to make Eden her eternal daughter.

Can Eden find a way to defeat the witch's magic? Or will she remain trapped in Everdark forever?

Weight: 184g
Dimension: 194 x 130 x 20 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9781665904483
Edition number: Reprint