Description

An intense, darkly spellbinding story of a boy awaiting his father’s return from prison as an ancient woodland awakes

Boy lives in a caravan on his own in the woods. His dad, John, is in prison and promises to get out soon. All the boy needs to do is survive alone for a little while longer. But dark forces are circling – like the dangerous man in the Range Rover, who is looking for his stolen money. And then there are the ancient forces that have lain asleep in the woods for an age…

• A darkly intense illustrated novel about survival, the natural world and the complex bond between father and son
• Beautifully presented in hardback with art by the author
• Jason Cockroft has been nominated for the Kate Greenaway Medal and won the inaugural Blue Peter Book Award