These Silent Woods

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A father and daughter living in the remote Appalachian Mountains must reckon with the ghosts of their past. No electricity, no family, no connection to the outside world.

For eight years, Cooper and his young daughter, Finch, have lived in isolation in a remote cabin in the northern Appalachian woods. And thats exactly the way Cooper wants it, because hes got a lot to hide. Finch has been raised on the books filling the cabins shelves and the beautiful but brutal code of life in the wilderness. But shes starting to push back against the sheltered life Cooper has created for herand hes still haunted by the painful truth of what it took to get them there.

The only people who know they exist are a mysterious local hermit named Scotland, and Coopers old friend, Jake, who visits each winter to bring them food and supplies. But this year, Jake doesnt show up, setting off an irreversible chain of events that reveals just how precarious their situation really is. Suddenly, the boundaries of their safe haven have blurredand when a stranger wanders into their woods, Finchs growing obsession with her could put them all in danger. After a shocking disappearance threatens to upend the only life Finch has ever known, Cooper is forced to decide whether to keep hidingor finally face the sins of his past.

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"[An] evocative novel of suspense...Grant is a writer to watch." --Publishers Weekly

"Grants evocative prose, nuanced characters, and undercurrent of quiet tension will appeal to a variety of readers. Library Journal

An engrossing lesson in survivalism...soulful [and] meditative. Kirkus Reviews