{"product_id":"9781250246073","title":"The Night Country : A Hazel Wood Novel","description":"\u003cstrong\u003eThe Night Country\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor(s): Melissa Albert\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe \u003ci\u003eNew York Times \u003c\/i\u003ebestselling sequel to Melissa Albert’s beloved \u003ci\u003eThe Hazel Wood\u003c\/i\u003e! \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eThe Night Country\u003c\/i\u003e, Alice Proserpine dives back into a menacing, mesmerizing world of dark fairy tales and hidden doors of \u003ci\u003eThe Hazel Wood\u003c\/i\u003e. Follow her and Ellery Finch as they learn \u003ci\u003eThe Hazel Wood\u003c\/i\u003e was just the beginning, and that worlds die not with a whimper, but a bang.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWith Finch’s help, Alice escaped the Hinterland and her reclusive grandmother’s dark legacy. Now she and the rest of the dregs of the fairy tale world have washed up in New York City, where Alice is trying to make a new, unmagical life. But something is stalking the Hinterland’s survivors—and she suspects their deaths may have a darker purpose. Meanwhile, in the winking out world of the Hinterland, Finch seeks his own adventure, and—if he can find it—a way back home...\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eDon’t miss \u003ci\u003eTales from the Hinterland\u003c\/i\u003e, coming January 12, 2021!\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eReview(s):\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eNew York Times \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003ebestseller\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“A charming, mysterious fable that unpacks what it means to be a story and whether we are all simply the stories we hear and tell.” —Cassandra Clare, author of the Mortal Instruments series\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“What Albert renders on the page is audacious: with resounding success, she keeps a firm grip on her characters and their stories, and her prose weaves a magic of its own, animating the ever-expanding fantastical premise through lyrical language, striking metaphor, and a mastery of tone that forces readers to \u003ci\u003efeel\u003c\/i\u003e the magic along with the underlying emotional stakes.” —\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003cb\u003estarred review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“This fairy tale noir adventure blends romance and mystery with plenty of action...a must-read for fans of portal fantasies, mysteries, and readers who prefer their magic with bloody sharp edges.” —\u003ci\u003eSchool Library Journal\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003cb\u003estarred review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Albert’s legion of fans will relish her return to the bloody, terrifying, seductive world of her debut and the inventive brilliance of her storytelling.” —\u003ci\u003eThe Guardian\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Rife with long-forgotten ghosts, unforgettable tales of fancy, and even a touch of romance, Albert shines in her sophomore novel, pulling the reader once more into the haunting depths of the Hinterland, where Stories rule, whether they know it or not.” —\u003ci\u003ePaperback Paris\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cu\u003ePraise for \u003ci\u003eThe Hazel Wood\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/u\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestseller\u003cbr\u003eSeven starred reviews\u003cbr\u003e#1 Indie Next Pick\u003cbr\u003eJunior Library Guild Selection\u003cbr\u003eALA’s Best Fiction for Young Adults List\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e Flying Start\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Hazel Wood\u003c\/i\u003e starts out strange and gets stranger, in the best way possible\u003c\/b\u003e. Albert seamlessly combines contemporary realism with fantasy, blurring the edges in a way that highlights that place where stories and real life convene, where magic contains truth, and the world as it appears is false, where just about anything can happen, particularly in the pages of a good book. \u003cb\u003eIt’s a captivating debut\u003c\/b\u003e.” —\u003ci\u003eThe New York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e, 2018 Notable Children’s Book\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“An original and imaginative fairy tale: \u003cb\u003ethrilling, fascinating, and poignant in equal measure\u003c\/b\u003e.” —\u003ci\u003eEntertainment Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e, Best YA Book of the Year\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“\u003cb\u003eInsidiously beautiful, this is the opposite of escapist fantasy\u003c\/b\u003e; it is a story about the imagination’s power to loose atrocity into the (mostly) law-abiding confines of the real.” —\u003ci\u003eThe Guardian\u003c\/i\u003e, Best Children’s Book of the Year\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“\u003cb\u003eA darkly brilliant story of literary obsession, fairy-tale malignancy, and the measures a mother will take\u003c\/b\u003e to spare her child.” —\u003ci\u003eThe \u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003eWall Street Journal\u003c\/i\u003e, Best Children’s Book of the Year\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“This extremely creepy, wondrously original and beautifully written book \u003cb\u003econjures up a dark, bloody netherworld of fairy tales and enchants and enthralls from the first sentence to the final page\u003c\/b\u003e.” —\u003ci\u003eThe Buffalo News\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eISBN:  9781250246073\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e ","brand":"Flatiron Books","offers":[{"title":"Hardback","offer_id":40706857533646,"sku":"9781250246073","price":18.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0600\/7029\/7806\/products\/getimage_d45bef00-e7b3-4ee8-bf7b-dc4f290d8efe.jpg?v=1640581430","url":"https:\/\/pickwickbookshop.com\/products\/9781250246073","provider":"Pickwick Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}