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'One of the greatest storytellers of our time' - Delia Owens, author of Where the Crawdads Sing
From the multimillion copy number one bestselling author of The Women, The Nightingale and The Four Winds, Wild is a remarkable story about the resilience of the human spirit, the triumph of hope and the promise of new beginnings.
'Don't take peace for granted, he'd said to her often. It can shatter like glass'
In the rugged Pacific Northwest of the United States lies the Olympic National Forest - a vast expanse of impenetrable darkness and impossible beauty. From deep within this mysterious woodland, a six-year-old girl appears. Speechless and alone, she offers no clue as to her identity, no hint of her past.
Having retreated to her hometown after a scandal left her career in ruins, child psychiatrist Dr Julia Cates begins working with the extraordinary little girl. Naming her Alice, Julia is determined to free her from a prison of unimaginable fear and isolation, and discover the truth about Alice's past. The shocking facts of Alice's life test the limits of Julia's faith and strength, even as she struggles to make a home for Alice - and find a new one for herself.
Praise for Kristin Hannah:
'Utterly absorbing . . . A triumph' - Taylor Jenkins Reid, bestselling author of Daisy Jones & The Six
'Stuns with sacrifice. Uplifts with heroism' - Bonnie Garmus, bestselling author of Lessons in Chemistry
'Moving and unforgettable' - Christy Lefteri, bestselling author of The Beekeeper of Aleppo
'A classic storyteller' - Matt Haig, bestselling author of The Midnight Library
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Here's what readers love about Wild:
'I was moved to tears and devoured this book in a day'
'Couldn't put it down'
'Gritty and thought-provoking'
Published in the US as Magic Hour
About the author
Kristin Hannah is an award-winning international number one bestselling author with over 25 million copies of her books sold worldwide. Her most recent titles, The Four Winds, The Nightingale and The Great Alone won numerous best fiction awards and her earlier novel, Firefly Lane, is currently a bestselling series on Netflix. Kristin is a lawyer-turned-writer and is the mother of one son. She and her husband live in the Pacific Northwest near Seattle.
Summary
Wild is a powerful novel of hope, redemption and new beginnings, by the international bestselling author of the global sensation The Nightingale, Kristin Hannah.
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Wild is a powerful novel of hope, redemption and new beginnings, by the international bestselling author of the global sensation The Nightingale, Kristin Hannah.
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Movingly written and plotted with the skill of Greek tragedy. You’ll keep turning the pages until the last racking sob
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A rich, compelling novel of love, sacrifice and survival, as epic as the Alaskan landscape it so vividly describes Kate Morton on The Great Alone
