The release date for the English version of 'North Woods' by
Daniel Mason is Sep 2023. If you enjoy this novel, it is available for buy as a paperback from Barnes & Noble or Indigo, as an ebook on the Amazon Kindle store, or as an audiobook on Audible.
From the Pulitzer Prize nominee and author of The Piano Tuner and The Winter Soldier, comes a sprawling novel about a single house in the woods of New England, told through the lives of those who dwell there over the centuries: a daring, heartbreaking narrative of memory and fate.
Little do the two young lovers know as they escape from a Puritan colony that an amazing array of people will call their modest hut in the woods home. An English soldier who is destined for greatness leaves the New World's battlegrounds to dedicate his life to apples. After surviving hunger and battle, two spinster twins give in to jealousy and passion.When a crime reporter discovers a mass grave, the old trees are reluctant to reveal their secrets. A beetle with passion, a con artist, a stalking panther, and a lovelorn painter discover that the enigmatic past of the North Woods is still very much alive as they tackle its riddles.
North Woods illustrates the various, mystical ways in which humans are connected to our surroundings and to one another, spanning time, language, and location, by navigating cycles of history, nature, and even literature. It is a remarkable book about secrets and fates that addresses the age-old question, "How do we live on, even after we're gone?" It was written in tandem with the seasons and divided into the twelve months of the year.