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Esther Wane

Esther Wane is a highly experienced British voice actress who has narrated over a hundred audiobooks, including Enid Blyton’s well-loved Secret Seven series. When she isn’t in her home studio recording audiobooks as well as corporate and e-learning materials, Esther works as a creative coach and writer. As a professionally trained actress, Esther has a keen ear for accents and loves to bring characters to life.

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Title:

After the Forest

Written by:

Kell Woods 

Read by:

Esther Wane 

Format:

Unabridged CD Audio Book 

Number of CDs:

11 

Duration:

14 hours  

Published:

October 28 2023 

Available Date:

October 28 2023 

Age Category:

Adult 

ISBN:

9781460749425 

Genres:

Fiction; Australian Fiction; Fairytales; Fantasy Fiction 

Publisher:

Bolinda/HarperCollins audio 

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AUD$ 39.95

AUD$ 39.95

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The Sunday Times bestseller
Australian author
Debut novel

Set in the Black Forest of Wurttemberg during the mid-17th Century, After the Forest is a stunning meld of love story, fairytale, magic and history by an exciting debut Australian voice.

Ginger. Honey. Cinnamon. Flour. A drop of blood to bind its power. 1650. The Black Forest, Wurttemberg. Fifteen years after the witch in the gingerbread house, Greta and Hans are struggling to get by. Their mother and stepmother are long dead, Hans is deeply in debt from gambling, and the countryside lies in ruin, its people recovering in the aftermath of a brutal war. Greta has a secret, though: the witch's grimoire, secreted away and whispering in her ear, and the recipe inside that makes the most sinfully delicious – and addictive – gingerbread. As long as she can bake, Greta can keep her small family afloat. But in a village full of superstition, Greta and her intoxicating gingerbread is a source of ever-growing suspicion and vicious gossip. And now, dark magic is returning to the woods and Greta's own powers – magic she is still trying to understand – may be the only thing that can save her. If it doesn't kill her first.

'This wonderful, well-woven story is so rich and affecting you can't help but savour every single sentence. Woods's clever retelling of the popular Hansel and Gretel fairy tale succeeds in giving us something novel and authentic.'
T.L. Huchu, bestselling author of The Library of the Dead

'Deliciously irresistible.'
Natasha Lester, New York Times bestselling author

'Utterly enchanting.'
Kate Forsyth, bestselling and award-winning author of The Chain of Charm series