David Bittacy, retired from forestry work in India, lives with his devout wife Sophia at the edge of an English forest. After a visiting painter who understands the personalities of trees speaks of their inner lives, Bittacy feels the woods drawing him in, and Sophia, frightened for his soul, begins a quiet struggle with something vast, green and patient.
One of Blackwood’s finest tales of nature as a living presence, eerie rather than horrific. Download the free EPUB.