About this ebook
The devastating new novel from the author of LITTLE EXILES.
In the depths of winter in the land of Belarus, where ancient forests straddle modern country borders, an orphaned boy and his grandfather go to scatter his mother's ashes in the woodlands. Her last request to rest where she grew up will be fulfilled. Frightening though it is to leave the city, the boy knows he must keep his promise to mama: to stay by and protect his grandfather, whatever happens. Her last potent gifts - a little wooden horse, and hunks of her homemade gingerbread - give him vigour. And grandfather's magical stories help push the harsh world away. But the driving snow, which masks the tracks of forest life, also hides a frozen history of long-buried secrets. And as man and boy travel deeper among the trees, grandfather's tales begin to interweave with the shocking reality of his own past, until soon the boy's unbreakable promise to mama is tested in unimaginable ways. Praise for LIttLE EXILES: 'A heartbreaking story, very powerfully dramatised' tHE tIMES ' Deeply moving but never emotionally manipulative' SAtURDAY AGE
In the depths of winter in the land of Belarus, where ancient forests straddle modern country borders, an orphaned boy and his grandfather go to scatter his mother's ashes in the woodlands. Her last request to rest where she grew up will be fulfilled. Frightening though it is to leave the city, the boy knows he must keep his promise to mama: to stay by and protect his grandfather, whatever happens. Her last potent gifts - a little wooden horse, and hunks of her homemade gingerbread - give him vigour. And grandfather's magical stories help push the harsh world away. But the driving snow, which masks the tracks of forest life, also hides a frozen history of long-buried secrets. And as man and boy travel deeper among the trees, grandfather's tales begin to interweave with the shocking reality of his own past, until soon the boy's unbreakable promise to mama is tested in unimaginable ways. Praise for LIttLE EXILES: 'A heartbreaking story, very powerfully dramatised' tHE tIMES ' Deeply moving but never emotionally manipulative' SAtURDAY AGE
About the author
Robert Dinsdale is the author of two previous novels published by Faber, THE HARROWING (2009) and THREE MILES (2011). Rob lives in London where he works as a literary agent (having previously worked at Conville & Walsh and the HHB Agency) and freelance editor for agents and editorial consultancies (such as The Writers’ Workshop).
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