North Woods
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North Woods

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ABOUT
THE BOOK

FOUR CENTURIES. A SINGLE HOUSE DEEP IN THEWOODS OF NEW ENGLAND. A young Puritan couple on the run. An English soldier with a fantastic vision. Inseparable twin sisters. A lovelorn painter and a lusty beetle. A desperate mother and her haunted son. A ruthless con man and a stalking panther. Buried secrets. Madness, dreams and hope. All are connected. The dark, raucous, beautiful past is very much alive. Exhilarating, daring and playful, NORTH WOODS will change the way you see the world.

ABOUT
THE AUTHOR Daniel
Mason

Daniel Mason is the author of The Piano Tuner (2002), A Far Country (2007), The Winter Soldier (2018), and A Registry of My Passage Upon the Earth (2020), which was a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize. His work has been translated into 28 languages, adapted for the stage, and awarded a Guggenheim Fellowship, the Joyce Carol Oates Prize, the California Book Award and the Northern California Book Award. His short stories and essays have been awarded two Pushcart Prizes, a National Magazine Award and an O. Henry Prize. He is an assistant professor in the Stanford University Department of Psychiatry.

Daniel Mason is the author of The Piano Tuner (2002), A Far Country (2007), The Winter Soldier (2018), and A Registry of My Passage Upon the Earth (2020), which was a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize. His work has been translated into 28 languages, adapted for the stage, and awarded a Guggenheim Fellowship, the Joyce Carol Oates Prize, the California Book Award and the Northern California Book Award. His short stories and essays have been awarded two Pushcart Prizes, a National Magazine Award and an O. Henry Prize. He is an assistant professor in the Stanford University Department of Psychiatry.

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NOMINATING LIBRARY COMMENTS

Captivating historical tapestry, weaving together diverse narratives and genres to explore the connections between humanity, environment, and time.(Municipal Library of Prague) It is refreshing, funny, and a little chaotic. It follows the history of a single piece of land in the woods of western Massachusetts from first contact into the future. It’s the story of the land, the animals that live there, and the house that stands on it and how they change with each generation, but also how each generation is influenced by the land and the house. It is full of these beautiful connections woven throughout the generations—sometimes in completely unexpected ways. One of my favorite parts of the novel are the ghostly ballads written by two twin sisters that are used as interludes between chapters. Yes, this novel is ambitious. And Mason succeeds. (Iowa City Public Library)

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

Date published
19/09/2023
Country
United States
Original Language
English
Author
Publisher
John Murray Press (UK), Random House
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