The Story of the Forest : Shortlisted for the Orwell Prize for Political Fiction 2023Author: Grant, Linda Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945) Published on 6 June 2024 by Little, Brown Book Group (Virago Press Ltd) in the United Kingdom. Paperback 288 pages 126 x 198 x 20 232g SHORTLISTED FOR THE ORWELL PRIZE FOR POLITICAL FICTION 2023'Epic and marvellously entertaining There's a furious energy to the novel, which constantly moves forward even as it looks sorrowfully back'FINANCIAL TIMES'Magnificent I want to press a copy on

See the ceremony and exchange of rings

she must learn to control her powers from the ancestors who wielded them first – without losing herself in the process

before disaster strikes

'A gripping and intense from beginning to end

Ranging from a poignant tale of betrayal to a darkly humorous exchange between wedding guests

until they reached breaking point

From the bestselling Maz Evans comes a heartfelt and hilarious new series

' MARGARET ATWOOD 'A page-turner and a heartbreaker

it showcases Prior's work in colour

loser status

and the environmental issues threatening them along the way

Her writing lifts the soul' Evening Standard How to be both is a novel all about art's versatility