{"product_id":"the-witch-below-the-dreaming-wood","title":"The Witch Below the Dreaming Wood","description":"\u003cp\u003e'This book feels as though I could have pulled it, dust-coated, from a half-forgotten shelf. A true feast of myth and wonder . . . I grinned, I cried, I didn't want to put it down and I haven't stopped thinking about it since I finished'\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFreya Marske, bestselling author of A Marvellous Light\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDive into an atmospheric and captivating historical fantasy where dreams come to life and Arthurian legends are reborn.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWales, 1941. As the second world war ravages the globe and bombs fall from the sky, people all over the world begin to dream of King Arthur. The dreams spread like a fantastical plague, flooding people's sleep night after night. Whispers arise of wonders and unexplained sights - dragons in the London Underground, and strange lights over Stonehenge. Self-proclaimed prophets claim they are miracles, heralding Arthur's return at the time of Britain's greatest need.?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eElaine Ambrose has never dreamed of Arthur, and she doesn't believe in miracles. A librarian at the British Museum, she wants only to protect the museum's collection from the Blitz, and is frustrated to be sent instead to catalogue a reclusive professor's private library on the coast of North Wales. But all is not as it seems. Soon Ellie must confront what she's tried to ignore: she dreams not of Arthur, but of Nimue - the Lady of the Lake. And her dreams promise not salvation, but a return to the darkness of the last days of Camelot. ?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'A dreamy, achingly beautiful tale about the power of stories. The Witch Below the Dreaming Wood imagines the magic and legend of the Arthurian age as a bright light, thrust into the darkness of World War II. Beautifully conceived and impossible to put down'\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMorgan Ryan, author of A RESISTANCE OF WITCHES\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eReader reviews:\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'A lush and beautiful love letter to Arthurian myth, H. G. Parry's The Witch Below the Dreaming Wood is everything that I could have hoped for . . . I loved it' ?????\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'Beautiful, heartbreaking and magnetic' ?????\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'OFFICIALLY AN AUTO-READ AUTHOR NOW! . . . luminous, and magical' ?????\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'I cannot wait to see where H. G. Parry takes me next. At this point, I would happily follow her into any forest, any myth, any dream' ?????\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'Excellent. I don't think I've read an H. G. Parry book I didn't love and this one was no exception. Magical' ?????\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'A deeply beautiful and atmospheric five-star historical fantasy . . . a wonderful read' ?????\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'I am just in awe of H. G. Parry's talent and ability to craft such an emotionally moving story with an amazing setting and plot, and I just cannot describe how much I loved it' ?????\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Orbit","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56991070126404,"sku":"9780356527734","price":10.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0914\/8402\/9252\/files\/9780356527734.jpg?v=1784207921","url":"https:\/\/inkandember.store\/products\/the-witch-below-the-dreaming-wood","provider":" Ink \u0026 Ember","version":"1.0","type":"link"}