The Ghost Woods - by C J Cooke (Paperback)

About the Book

"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 something. Then she meets the mysterious mother and young boy who live on the grounds-and together they begin to unpack the secrets of this place. As the truth comes to the surface and the darkness moves in, Pearl must rethink everything she knew-and risk what she holds most dear"--

Book Synopsis

A young woman sent to stay in a crumbling gothic manor will find haunting secrets creeping out of the surrounding dark woods in this new, chilling novel from the acclaimed author of The Lighthouse Witches.

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 something. Then she meets the mysterious mother and young boy who live on the grounds--and together they begin to unpack the secrets of this place. As the truth comes to the surface and the darkness moves in, Pearl must rethink everything she knew--and risk what she holds most dear.

Review Quotes

"An eerie gothic thriller."--Samantha Downing, USA Today bestselling author of A Twisted Love Story

"[C. J. Cooke is] a master of the feminist gothic!"--Katherine May, New York Times bestselling author of Enchantment

"Haunting."--Sara Sheridan, author of The Secrets of Blythswood Square

"Intriguing, atmospheric, thought-provoking."--Alexandra Bell, author of The Winter Garden

"The Ghost Woods rattles along, with a twisty plot that defies expectations right from the start...Highly enjoyable."--Sally Hinchcliffe, author of Hare House

"Deliciously unsettling, strangely believable."--Carly Reagon, author of The Toll House

About the Author

C. J. Cooke is an award-winning poet and novelist published in twenty-three languages. She teaches creative writing at the University of Glasgow, where she also researches the impact of motherhood on women's writing and creative writing interventions for mental health.