Near the Bone export B-format edition

A chilling new novel from the author of Alice and Lost Boy

Mattie can't remember a time before she and William lived alone on a mountain together. She must never make him upset. But when Mattie discovers the mutilated body of a fox in the woods, she realises that they're not alone after all.

There's something in the woods that wasn't there before, something that makes strange cries in the night, something with sharp teeth and claws.

When three strangers appear on the mountaintop looking for the creature in the woods, Mattie knows their presence will anger William. Terrible things happen when William is angry.

Christina Henry is the author of the Chronicles of Alice duology, Alice and Red Queen, a dark and twisted take on Alice's Adventures in Wonderland, as well as Lost Boy, an origin story about Captain Hook, The Mermaid, a historical fairy tale about P.T. Barnum's Fiji mermaid, and The Girl in Red, a postapocalyptic take on Little Red Riding Hood . Christina lives in Chicago with her husband and son.

A chilling new novel from the author of Alice and Lost Boy Mattie can't remember a time before she and William lived alone on a mountain together. She must never make him upset. But when Mattie discovers the mutilated body of a fox in the woods, she realises that they're not alone after all. There's something in the woods that wasn't there before, something that makes strange cries in the night, something with sharp teeth and claws. When three strangers appear on the mountaintop looking for the creature in the woods, Mattie knows their presence will anger William. Terrible things happen when William is angry.

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