The Wood at Midwinter is a beautifully written wintery short story by Susanna Clarke. Released 22nd Oct 2024 by Simon & Schuster on their Bloomsbury Press imprint, it's 64 pages and is available in hardcover, paperback, audio, and ebook formats.
Originally performed as a radio reading for the holiday season for the BBC in 2022, this reformat and re-release with illustrations by Victoria Sawdon is quietly lyrical and engaging. Full of magical realism and allegory, it's gentle and melancholy. The simple monochrome illustrations, rendered in pen & ink on watercolor paper are full of small details and movement and enhance the story charmingly.
The unabridged audiobook format has a run time of 34 minutes and is beautifully read by the author. It's enhanced with music and sound effects. Sound and production quality are very high throughout the read.
Four stars. The author's afterword is interesting and gives some background and inspiration for the story.
Disclosure: I received an ARC at no cost from the author/publisher for review purposes.
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