Woman in the Wood

Discover the addictive and gripping novel from the bestselling author of Suspects, Lesley Pearse

'A roller-coaster of emotions that made me cry, laugh and be scared. I honestly couldn't stop reading this book' 5* Reader Review

'Characters it is impossible not to care about . . . this is storytelling at its very best' Daily Mail

'I was sucked into the world of the twins from the first page and found myself holding my breath as the events unfolded' 5* Reader Review
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London, 1960.

Living in the New Forest with their cold-hearted grandmother, twins Maisy and Duncan are neglected and unloved.

So when Duncan fails to come home after exploring the woods, no one - least of all his grandmother - appears to care.

Yet Maisy refuses to give up.

Though she doesn't know the woods well, she knows someone who does. The strange old woman who lives at their heart . . .

Dare Maisy enlist the help of the woman in the wood?

And what will she find if she does?
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'A real page-turner, a family story that is multi-layered just as you'd expect from Lesley Pearse, who is deservedly one of the world's favourite story tellers' My Weekly

'A gripping novel' HELLO! Magazine

Auteur

Lesley Pearse was told as a child that she had too much imagination for her own good. When she grew up she worked her way through a number of jobs, including nanny, bunny girl, dressmaker and full-time mother, before, at the age of forty-nine, settling upon a career that would allow her gifts to blossom: she became a published writer. Lesley lives in Devon and has three daughters and four grandchildren.

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Résumé
Discover the addictive and gripping novel from the bestselling author of You'll Never See Me Again, Lesley Pearse'A gripping novel' HELLO! Magazine_London, 1960.The lives of teenage twins Maisy and Duncan change forever the night their mother is taken to an asylum.Sent to live in the New Forest with their cold-hearted grandmother, Mrs Mitcham, they feel unloved and abandoned.And when one day Duncan doesn't come home from exploring in the forest, no one - least of all his grandmother - appears to care about his disappearance. The police, who've found the bodies of other missing boys, offer little hope of finding Duncan alive.Yet Maisy refuses to give up.Though she doesn't know the woods well, she knows someone who does. The strange old woman who lives at their heart . . .Dare Maisy enlist the help of the woman in the wood?And what will she find if she does?_'A real page-turner, a family story that is multi-layered just as you'd expect from Lesley Pearse, who is deservedly one of the world's favourite story tellers' My Weekly'Characters it is impossible not to care about . . . this is storytelling at its very best' Daily Mail