17歲的愛麗絲和母親終究逃不過從祖母筆下神秘世界追逐而來厄運。儘管母親叮囑她要遠離不祥之地，但為了拯救心愛的母親，愛麗絲別無選擇，只能向前！
17歲的愛麗絲和母親相依為命，為了躲避厄運，她們隨時都在搬家。但某天，愛麗絲的母親捲入了一連串令人毛骨悚然的事件當中，而這一切，居然跟愛麗絲的祖母有關。
愛麗絲的祖母寫了一本黑暗的童話故事，當祖母獨自死在自家的榛樹林時，愛麗絲卻碰上了真的厄運。很明顯的，祖母筆下的「Hinterland」：一個殘酷的超自然世界，是真實存在的！一個自稱來自Hinterland的人帶走了母親，愛麗絲唯一獲知的是母親留下的訊息：遠離榛樹林！
儘管愛麗絲對祖母所寫的書幾乎一無所知，但幸好愛麗絲學校裡的朋友芬奇熟知每一個故事、每一個細節，於是他們開始展開了冒險。為了找回母親，愛麗絲和芬奇必須先找到榛樹林，進入祖母所有一切暗黑故事的開口。然而在那裡，他們卻發現了榛樹林的真相……。(文/博客來編譯)
Welcome to Melissa Albert's The Hazel Wood―the fiercely stunning contemporary fantasy everyone is raving about:
Four starred reviews!
“Thoroughly, creepily captivating.” ―Kristin Cashore, author of Graceling and Jane, Unlimited
“Will be your next obsession.” ―Stephanie Garber, author of Caraval
“Destined to be a classic.” ―Kami Garcia, author of The Lovely Reckless
“Breathtaking.” ―Seanan McGuire, author of Every Heart a Doorway
“Mesmerizing.” ―Karen McManus, author of One of Us Is Lying
“One of the best books I’ve read in years.” ―Jennifer Niven, author of All the Bright Places
Seventeen-year-old Alice and her mother have spent most of Alice’s life on the road, always a step ahead of the uncanny bad luck biting at their heels. But when Alice’s grandmother, the reclusive author of a cult-classic book of pitch-dark fairy tales, dies alone on her estate, the Hazel Wood, Alice learns how bad her luck can really get: Her mother is stolen away―by a figure who claims to come from the Hinterland, the cruel supernatural world where her grandmother's stories are set. Alice's only lead is the message her mother left behind: “Stay away from the Hazel Wood.”
Alice has long steered clear of her grandmother’s cultish fans. But now she has no choice but to ally with classmate Ellery Finch, a Hinterland superfan who may have his own reasons for wanting to help her. To retrieve her mother, Alice must venture first to the Hazel Wood, then into the world where her grandmother's tales began―and where she might find out how her own story went so wrong.
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#1 ABA IndieNext Pick
Indies Introduce Selection
Junior Library Guild Selection
Barnes & Noble Most Anticipated Fantasy of 2018
Book Riot Top 10 Most Anticipated Book of 2018
Bustle Most Anticipated Fantasy of 2018
“Alice’s sharp-edged narration and Althea’s terrifying fairy tales, interspersed throughout, build a tantalizing tale of secret histories and magic that carries costs and consequences. There is no happily-ever-after resolution except this: Alice’s hard-won right to be in charge of her own story.”―Publishers Weekly, starred review
”Highly literary, occasionally surreal, and grounded by Alice’s clipped, matter-of-fact voice, The Hazel Wood is a dark story that readers will have trouble leaving behind. The buzz for this debut is deafening, and the fact that the film adaption is already in the works doesn’t hurt.”―ALA Booklist, starred review
“Simultaneously wondrous and horrific, dreamlike and bloody, lyrical and creepy, exquisitely haunting and casually, brutally cruel. Not everybody lives, and certainly not ‘happily ever after’―but within all the grisly darkness, Alice's fierce integrity and hard-won self-knowledge shine unquenched.” ―Kirkus Reviews, starred review
“An empowering read that will be especially popular with fans of fairy-tale retellings.”―SLJ, starred review
“Chilling, atmospheric, as fresh as it is dark: the must-read of the season.”―Romantic Times
“A breathtaking dive into the magic and importance of story in one’s identity. Albert’s exquisite wordsmithing and story weaving have kept the stars aloft for a new generation of readers.”―Shelf Awareness
“The Hazel Wood is thoroughly, creepily captivating, with surprises I never saw coming! Such a refreshing and beautifully written inversion of the classic fairy tale-inspired story.”―Kristin Cashore, award-winning and New York Times bestselling author of the Graceling Realm series and Jane, Unlimited
“This book will be your next literary obsession. Welcome to the Hazel Wood, where bad luck is a living thing, princesses are doomed, and every page contains a wondrously terrible adventure―it’s not safe inside these pages, but once you enter, you may never want to leave. The Hazel Wood is pure imagination candy.”―Stephanie Garber, New York Times bestselling author of Caraval
“Dark, spellbinding, and magical. One of the most original books I've read in years―The Hazel Wood is destined to be a classic.”―Kami Garcia, #1 New York Times bestselling coauthor of Beautiful Creatures and author of The Lovely Reckless
“Reader, I warn you: this book beckoned me in with delicate claws then sank its teeth into my heart. I fear a part of me will never escape The Hazel Wood.”―Heidi Heilig, author of The Girl from Everywhere and The Ship Beyond Time
“Melissa Albert’s The Hazel Wood is an elegant dark fairy tale, full of the power of story. It’s creepy and gorgeous, and I loved every word.” ―Kat Howard, author of Roses and Rot
“Elegant, ethereal, and beautifully brutal, The Hazel Wood is a fairy tale worth falling for. This is a dream of a book I cannot recommend highly enough. It's like falling into a nautilus shell: every time you think you've found the end, another chamber opens. Absolutely breathtaking.” ―Seanan McGuire, New York Times bestselling author of Every Heart a Doorway
“WOW. The Hazel Wood is absolutely mesmerizing, magical, and inventive. Hats off to Melissa Albert!” ―Karen McManus, New York Times bestselling author of One of Us Is Lying
“Dark, haunting, and absolutely mesmerizing: The Hazel Wood grabbed me with its mysterious, upside-down fairy tales, full of thorns and sharp twists. In no time at all, I became obsessed with this book, willing to follow it anywhere―even deep into the Hinterland.”―Jodi Meadows, New York Times bestselling coauthor of My Lady Jane and author of Before She Ignites
“The Hazel Wood kept me up all night. I had every light burning and the covers pulled tight around me as I fell completely into the dark and beautiful world within its pages. Terrifying, magical, and surprisingly funny, it’s one of the very best books I’ve read in years.”―Jennifer Niven, New York Times bestselling author of All the Bright Places
“A winding, creepy, insidiously delicious novel. Utterly spectacular. I read it in one sitting!”―Melinda Salisbury, author of The Sin-Eater’s Daughter
“Full of dark, twisty corners and eerie beauty, The Hazel Wood is like nothing else I’ve read before.” ―Evelyn Skye, New York Times bestselling author of The Crown's Game
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