“While your children and grandchildren are away, I like to think that they’re visiting a fantastic place, somewhere where they aren’t restrained by an illness or held back by their own emotions, a place where there is nothing but health and happiness to greet them.”
Once upon a time, Oliver wakes up in a Forest full of magic and monsters, not quite dead, but not quite alive either. He wakes with three other people whose lives have been cut short, each more tragically than the last.
Together, they embark on a journey that will take them deep into the heart of the Forest, where they will have to face the ghosts of their pasts and their long-hidden secrets. Secrets that will force Oliver to choose between finding a new life in the trees and finding a way home.
Welcome to the Paper Forest.
Please note that this book depicts issues of mental illness, fantasy violence, mentions of homophobia, self-harm ideation, blood, death, and gore. I have done my best to approach these topics with sensitivity, but if you feel this kind of content may be triggering for you, please be aware.
Praise for Paper Forests
“Aided by tinges of classic fantasies, Paper Forests makes for a creative, mysterious, and engaging narrative.” – The BookLife Prize
“Highly original and thought-provoking.” – The Wishing Shelf
“Anderson writes whimsical, eloquent prose, bringing the dreamscape to life.” – Katherine Hunter, Reedsy Reviewer
“Paper Forests is both heart-warming and heartbreaking at the same time…The writing is so exceptional that it turns a dark and chilling story into a fascinating one.” – Reader Views
“Captivating and mind-bending.” – AuthorsReading.com
“A hugely imaginative work…A world that will occupy the imaginations of readers even after they have turned the last page.” – Readers’ Favorite
“Skillfully weaves suspense and darker themes into a heart-wrenching journey, exploring the complexities of mortality and possibilities of the in-between.” – IndieReader Discovery Awards
A story from the Paper Forest…
Once upon a time, the Forest burned to the ground, embers and ashes coating the world in an ocean of black. Rowan walks through the remains of a kingdom that used to belong to her.
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