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A NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER WINNER OF JIMMY FALLON'S SUMMER READS BOOK CLUB SELECTED FOR BARACK OBAMA'S SUMMER 2024 READING LIST 'I was totally gripped' DOUGLAS STUART 'Immersive and enthralling' PAULA HAWKINS ___________ 'If you venture into those woods you’re still sure of a big surprise’ The Times Some said it was tragic, what happened to the Van Laars. Some said the family deserved it. That they never even thanked the searchers who stayed out for five nights in the freezing forest trying to help find their missing son. Some said there was a reason it took the family so long to call for help. That they knew what happened to the boy. Now, fifteen years later, the Van Laars' teenage daughter has gone missing in the same wilderness as her brother. Some say the two disappearances aren’t connected. Some say they are. ––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––- ‘Brilliantly plotted and perfectly paced … I can't remember the last time I felt so entangled in a novelist's coils’ Clare Chambers, author of Small Pleasures 'A beguiling novel with a relentless grip. You won't be able to put it down' Claire Fuller, author of Unsettled Ground 'At once an immersive family saga and utterly propulsive mystery. Beautifully written' Emilia Hart, author of Weyward ‘A masterful literary thriller’ Lucy Clarke, author of The Hike ‘Riveting from page one to the last breathless word … This book flew by at lightning speed, but will stick with me for a very long time’ Rebecca Makkai, author of I Have Some Questions For You ‘Dickensian in scope … Very entertaining’ Vogue, Best Picks for Summer 2024 The God of the Woods debuted at #3 on the New York Times bestseller list on 21 July 2024.

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'The God of the Woods is a brilliant, riveting fox-trap of a novel – an epic mystery, a family saga and a survival guide. Liz Moore shows us how easy it is for any of us to get lost in the woods, and what to do if you want to be found. I loved this book' Miranda Cowley Heller, bestselling author of The Paper Palace Praise for Liz Moore: ‘[Moore’s] careful balance of the hard-bitten with the heartfelt is what elevates Long Bright River from entertaining page-turner to a book that makes you want to call someone you love’ New York Times Book Review ‘Moore’s observations are informed and compassionate’ Guardian ‘This is a remarkable novel, elegant, wise, and beautifully constructed. I loved the book’ Roddy Doyle ‘In sparse, urgent prose, Liz Moore delivers a staggeringly beautiful meditation on love, legacy, and emotional necessities that make life worth living. That lump in your throat? You won't know quite how it got there–nor believe how long it will stick around once the final page is turned’ TÉA OBREHT, author of The Tiger’s Wife ‘A remarkable, profoundly moving novel about the ties that bind and the irrevocable wounds of childhood… I loved every page’ Dennis Lehane ‘Anyone with a mother, a father, a brother, or a sister – anyone with a heart, for that matter – will love this book, as I did’ Mary Beth Keane ‘A truly original voice’ The New Yorker

Praise for Liz Moore: ‘[Moore’s] careful balance of the hard-bitten with the heartfelt is what elevates Long Bright River from entertaining page-turner to a book that makes you want to call someone you love’ New York Times Book Review ‘Moore’s observations are informed and compassionate’ Guardian ‘This is a remarkable novel, elegant, wise, and beautifully constructed. I loved the book’ Roddy Doyle ‘In sparse, urgent prose, Liz Moore delivers a staggeringly beautiful meditation on love, legacy, and emotional necessities that make life worth living. That lump in your throat? You won't know quite how it got there–nor believe how long it will stick around once the final page is turned’ TÉA OBREHT, author of The Tiger’s Wife ‘A remarkable, profoundly moving novel about the ties that bind and the irrevocable wounds of childhood… I loved every page’ Dennis Lehane ‘Anyone with a mother, a father, a brother, or a sister – anyone with a heart, for that matter – will love this book, as I did’ Mary Beth Keane ‘A truly original voice’ The New Yorker

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Liz Moore is the author of four novels, most recently the New York Times-bestselling Long Bright River, currently greenlit for a limited series adaptation on Peacock. Long Bright River was selected as a Good Morning America Book Club pick, as one of Barack Obama's favorite novels of 2020, and as a 'Best of the Year' book by NPR, Amazon, Apple, The Washington Post, and Goodreads. Moore's novels have been translated into more than twenty-five languages. The winner of a 2014 Rome Prize in Literature, Moore lives with her family in Philadelphia.

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