From the million-copy Sunday Times bestselling author of The Lost Bookshop! In a quiet village
in Ireland a mysterious local myth is about to change everything... One hundred years ago
Anna a young farm girl volunteers to help an intriguing American visitor translate fairy
stories from Irish to English. But all is not as it seems and Anna soon finds herself at the
heart of a mystery that threatens her very way of life. In New York in the present day Sarah
Harper boards a plane bound for the West Coast of Ireland. But once there she finds she has
unearthed dark secrets - secrets that tread the line between the everyday and the otherworldly
the seen and the unseen. With a taste for the magical in everyday life Evie Woods's latest
novel is full of ordinary characters with extraordinary tales to tell. Praise for The Story
Collector : ' An engaging story about unsettled grief...the possibility that magic and the
fairies are real is dangled tantalisingly before the reader but not in a way that might make
a sceptic roll their eyes' Historical Novel Society 'Woods weaves a great tale of past present
and that timeless other realm making for a very satisfying read ' Sunday Independent Readers
have fallen in love with The Story Collector : 'I highly recommend this book if you enjoy
historical fiction and want to learn more about Ireland and its folklore history surrounding
the faeries.' ¿¿¿¿¿ 'Romantic and magical an adventure to be enjoyed.' ¿¿¿¿¿ ' Painted
beautifully.' ¿¿¿¿¿ 'A bewitching story which I will treasure.' ¿¿¿¿¿ 'A mystical treasure that
echoes with the fairy world power of Ireland. A mesmerising tale told in two timelines where
the past unfolds and ripples like a wave into the future.' ¿¿¿¿¿ 'This is the perfect book to
read on a winter afternoon in front of the fire.' ¿¿¿¿¿ 'A delightful tale of love and loss and
magical stories.' ¿¿¿¿¿ Previously published as The Story Collector by Evie Gaughan.
