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Black Woods, Blue Sky: A Novel Audiobook
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Pulitzer Prize finalist and New York Times bestselling author of The Snow Child Eowyn Ivey returns to the mythical landscapes of Alaska with an unforgettable dark fairy tale that asks the question: Can love save us from ourselves?
“No one writes like Eowyn Ivey.”—Geraldine Brooks
“You will find yourself in places you have never been.”—Louise Erdrich
“A stunning tale told by a master of her craft.”—Jason Mott
Birdie’s keeping it together; of course she is. So she’s a little hungover, sometimes, and she has to bring her daughter, Emaleen, to her job waiting tables at an Alaskan roadside lodge, but she’s getting by as a single mother in a tough town. Still, Birdie can remember happier times from her youth, when she was free in the wilds of nature.
Arthur Neilsen, a soft-spoken and scarred recluse who appears in town only at the change of seasons, brings Emaleen back to safety when she gets lost in the woods. Most people avoid him, but to Birdie, he represents everything she’s ever longed for. She finds herself falling for Arthur and the land he knows so well.
Against the warnings of those who care about them, Birdie and Emaleen move to his isolated cabin in the mountains, on the far side of the Wolverine River.
It’s just the three of them in the vast black woods, far from roads, telephones, electricity, and outside contact, but Birdie believes she has come prepared. At first, it’s idyllic and she can picture a happily ever after: Together they catch salmon, pick berries, and climb mountains so tall it’s as if they could touch the bright blue sky. But soon Birdie discovers that Arthur is something much more mysterious and dangerous than she could have ever imagined, and that like the Alaska wilderness, a fairy tale can be as dark as it is beautiful.
Black Woods, Blue Sky is a novel with life-and-death stakes, about the love between a mother and daughter, and the allure of a wild life—about what we gain and what it might cost us.
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"Entrancing, tender, bold, and beautifully strange . . . In Black Woods, Blue Sky, Eowyn Ivey does again what she does so brilliantly: Out of myth she weaves a beautiful contemporary story to delight the senses, and keep us turning, page by page, to the astounding end. She makes us think about the space where man becomes nature, and how we learn only when we listen to the world beyond our own. I read with my heart in my mouth, and filled with wonder. This is a very special book."
— Rachel Joyce, New York Times bestselling author of Miss Benson’s Beetle
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What a book—I am still enthralled and haunted. Bear Story is a fable about what it is to love, a tale of longing, a call to renew our deepest bonds with the living world. It will draw you along like a fast-moving stream, and you will find yourself in places you have never been.
— Louise Erdrich, Pulitzer Prize–winning author of The Night Watchman and National Book Award–winning author of The Round House -
A stunning tale told by a master of her craft. Bear Story is what skilled storytelling is supposed to be.
— Jason Mott, National Book Award winning author of Hell of a Book, and New York Times bestselling author of The Returned -
No one writes like Eowyn Ivey. Her voice is as enchanting as it is original and Bear Story may be her best novel yet. A compelling story of love and forgiveness, it is also a page turner, creating a sense of foreboding in the vast Alaskan landscape that Ivey evokes with such passion and precision.
— Geraldine Brooks, Pulitzer Prize winning author of March, and New York Times bestselling author of Horse -
Written with love for the Alaskan landscape, Bear Story is a dazzling and moving journey into the reaches of the wilderness and of the human heart. Ivey’s prose is pure and authentic, drawing you in to the richness of these characters and of their lives. This one will stay with you.
— Tiffany McDaniel, internationally bestselling author of Betty, On the Savage Side, and The Summer that Melted Everything -
Entrancing, tender, bold and beautifully strange: in Black Woods, Blue Sky Eowyn Ivey does again what she does so brilliantly. Out of myth she weaves a beautiful contemporary story to delight the senses, and keep us turning, page by page, to the astounding end. She makes us think about the space where man becomes nature, and how we only learn when we listen to the world beyond our own. I read with my heart in my mouth and filled with wonder. This is a very special book.
— Rachel Joyce, New York Times bestselling author of Miss Benson’s Beetle -
What a book—I am still enthralled and haunted. Black Woods, Blue Sky is a fable about what it is to love, a tale of longing, a call to renew our deepest bonds with the living world. It will draw you along like a fast-moving stream, and you will find yourself in places you have never been.
— Louise Erdrich, Pulitzer Prize–winning author of The Night Watchman and National Book Award–winning author of The Round House -
A stunning tale told by a master of her craft. Black Woods, Blue Sky is what skilled storytelling is supposed to be.
— Jason Mott, National Book Award winning author of Hell of a Book, and New York Times bestselling author of The Returned -
No one writes like Eowyn Ivey. Her voice is as enchanting as it is original and Black Woods, Blue Sky may be her best novel yet. A compelling story of love and forgiveness, it is also a page turner, creating a sense of foreboding in the vast Alaskan landscape that Ivey evokes with such passion and precision.
— Geraldine Brooks, Pulitzer Prize winning author of March, and New York Times bestselling author of Horse -
Written with love for the Alaskan landscape, Black Woods, Blue Sky is a dazzling and moving journey into the reaches of the wilderness and of the human heart. Ivey’s prose is pure and authentic, drawing you in to the richness of these characters and of their lives. This one will stay with you.
— Tiffany McDaniel, internationally bestselling author of Betty, On the Savage Side, and The Summer that Melted Everything -
Black Woods, Blue Sky is an enthralling novel about the endurance of love, the power of forgiveness and the savage, irresistible allure of wild places.
— Paula Hawkins, #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Blue Hour -
No one writes like Eowyn Ivey. Her voice is as enchanting as it is original and Black Woods, Blue Sky may be her best novel yet. A compelling story of love and forgiveness, it is also a page turner, creating a sense of foreboding in the vast Alaskan landscape that Ivey evokes with such passion and precision.
— Geraldine Brooks, Pulitzer Prize winning author of March, and New York Times bestselling author of Horse -
A stunning tale told by a master of her craft. Black Woods, Blue Sky is what skilled storytelling is supposed to be.
— Jason Mott, National Book Award winning author of Hell of a Book, and New York Times bestselling author of The Returned -
Written with love for the Alaskan landscape, Black Woods, Blue Sky is a dazzling and moving journey into the reaches of the wilderness and of the human heart. Ivey’s prose is pure and authentic, drawing you in to the richness of these characters and of their lives. This one will stay with you.
— Tiffany McDaniel, internationally bestselling author of Betty, On the Savage Side, and The Summer that Melted Everything -
Entrancing, tender, bold, and beautifully strange . . . In Black Woods, Blue Sky, Eowyn Ivey does again what she does so brilliantly: Out of myth she weaves a beautiful contemporary story to delight the senses, and keep us turning, page by page, to the astounding end. She makes us think about the space where man becomes nature, and how we learn only when we listen to the world beyond our own. I read with my heart in my mouth, and filled with wonder. This is a very special book.
— Rachel Joyce, New York Times bestselling author of Miss Benson’s Beetle -
Black Woods, Blue Sky is an enthralling novel about the endurance of love, the power of forgiveness, and the savage, irresistible allure of wild places.
— Paula Hawkins, #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Blue Hour -
Written with love for the Alaskan landscape, Black Woods, Blue Sky is a dazzling and moving journey into the reaches of the wilderness and of the human heart. Ivey’s prose is pure and authentic, drawing you in to the richness of these characters and of their lives. This one will stay with you.
— Tiffany McDaniel, internationally bestselling author of Betty, On the Savage Side, and The Summer that Melted Everything -
Black Woods, Blue Sky is an enthralling novel about the endurance of love, the power of forgiveness, and the savage, irresistible allure of wild places.
— Paula Hawkins, #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Blue Hour -
To be in the imagination of Eowyn Ivey is to be wrapped in the exquisite pelt of the wilderness.
— Jackie Morris, author of The White Fox -
Quietly suspenseful, laced with beauty and shot through with darkness, Black Woods, Blue Sky explores the nature of courage, the limits of love, and what happens when nature and civilization collide.
— Shelf Awareness -
Myth and reality fuse together in the Alaskan wilderness in the potent latest from Ivey . . .The novel is alive with a sense of the natural world of Alaska, which Ivey portrays as a liminal space where the human and animal kingdoms interact, and it’s buoyed by gripping suspense and moments of tenderness.
— Publishers Weekly -
Entrancing, tender, bold, and beautifully strange . . . In Black Woods, Blue Sky, Eowyn Ivey does again what she does so brilliantly: She makes us think about the space where man becomes nature, and how we learn only when we listen to the world beyond our own. I read with my heart in my mouth, and filled with wonder.
— Rachel Joyce, New York Times bestselling author of Miss Benson’s Beetle
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About Eowyn Ivey
Eowyn Ivey is the author of To the Bright Edge of the World and The Snow Child, her debut novel. The Snow Child, was a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize and an international bestseller published in twenty-six languages. Ivey earned her BA in journalism and creative writing from Western Washington University and studied creative nonfiction at the University of Alaska. She is a founding member of 49 Writers, Alaska’s first statewide writing center, and lives in her native Alaska with her husband and two daughters.
About Rebecca Lowman
Rebecca Lowman is an actress and audiobook narrator who has won numerous Earphones Awards. She has starred in numerous television shows, including Law & Order, Big Love, NCIS, and Grey’s Anatomy, among many others. She earned her MFA from Columbia University.