In the Forest

In the Forest

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The spruces are so close together that the barks are a sable-brown. Michael O'Kane is known as the 'Kinderschrek', the 'child scarer'. He haunts Cloosh Wood in western Ireland. As a boy he lost his mother and by the age of ten he was in prison. Now he seeks sacrificial victims to satisfy his delusional fantasies: a beautiful young mother, her infant son and a trusting priest, who are enticed into the forest. Inspired by a real triple homicide, this novel is a 'tour de force of finely restrained fury' ( Newsday ).

Author: Edna O'Brien
Format: Paperback, 288 pages, 129mm x 198mm
Published: 2026, Faber & Faber, United Kingdom
Genre: General & Literary Fiction

Vendor: Book Grocer
SKU: 9780571397495-RETAIL
Categories: All Best Sellers - Individual titles Modern Fiction (post 1945) New Arrivals - New and Remainder newsystem in stock Non-Secondhand Books
Tags: June-2026 Modern and contemporary fiction general and literary New Arrivals NewSystem Paperback RR
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The spruces are so close together that the barks are a sable-brown. Michael O'Kane is known as the 'Kinderschrek', the 'child scarer'. He haunts Cloosh Wood in western Ireland. As a boy he lost his mother and by the age of ten he was in prison. Now he seeks sacrificial victims to satisfy his delusional fantasies: a beautiful young mother, her infant son and a trusting priest, who are enticed into the forest. Inspired by a real triple homicide, this novel is a 'tour de force of finely restrained fury' ( Newsday ).