The Ghost Woods

Look out for C.J. Cooke's atmospheric new novel . . . 'Cooke has mixed the darkness of reality with a magical realism that will have you gripped' Woman & Home'This chilling gothic tale is the perfect choice for a book club . . . atmospheric' Prima'Original and compelling, The Ghost Woods is a beautifully written, chilling tale that will stay with the reader long after the book is finished' Elizabeth Lee'[C.J. Cooke is] a master of the feminist gothic!' Katherine May'The Ghost Woods rattles along, with a twisty plot that defies expectations right from the start . . . highly enjoyable' Sally Hinchcliffe In the midst of the woods stands a house called Lichen Hall. This place is shrouded in folklore – old stories of ghosts, of witches, of a child who is not quite a child. Now the woods are creeping closer, and something has been unleashed. Pearl Gorham arrives in 1965, one of a string of young women sent to Lichen Hall to give birth. And she soon suspects the proprietors are hiding...