The Ghost Woods

âHauntingâ Sara Sheridan

âIntriguing, atmospheric, thought-provokingâ Alexandra Bell

âBeautifully crafted, thrilling and atmosphericâ Rebecca Netley

In the midst of the woods stands a house called Lichen Hall.

This place is shrouded in folklore â" old stories of ghosts, of witches, of a child who is not quite a child.

Now the woods are creeping closer, and something has been unleashed.

Pearl Gorham arrives in 1965, one of a string of young women sent to Lichen Hall to give birth. And she soon suspects the proprietors are hiding something.

Then she meets the mysterious mother and young boy who live in the grounds â" and together they begin to unpick the secrets of this place.

As the truth comes to the surface and the darkness moves in, Pearl must rethink everything she knew â" and risk what she holds most dear.

Praise for The Ghost Woods . . .

âCooke has mixed the darkness of reality with a magical realism that will have you grippedâ Woman & Home

âThis chilling gothic tale is the perfect choice for a book club . . . atmosphericâ Prima

âOriginal and compelling, The Ghost Woods is a beautifully written, chilling tale that will stay with the reader long after the book is finishedâ Elizabeth Lee

â[C.J. Cooke is] a master of the feminist gothic!â Katherine May

âThe Ghost Woods rattles along, with a twisty plot that defies expectations right from the start . . . highly enjoyableâ Sally Hinchcliffe

âAn eerie gothic thrillerâ Samantha Downing

âDeliciously unsettling, strangely believableâ Carly Reagon

âWith a great plot, this suspenseful and compelling story touches on the difficult history of women in mid-20th-century Scotlandâ Candis