{"product_id":"the-wind-road-9781839529863","title":"The Wind Road","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe willow-tree girl slipped from the\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003estable and skipped up the road, as though she went not into a poorly\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eventilated, overworked mine tunnel a mile-and-a-half underground, but into the\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003edeep dark magic of a faerie mound.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e1984, a young girl named Jemima, born over an abandoned mine tunnel, forms a\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ebond with a ‘soot-man’ she sees each night in her dreams. In 1934, Wey Smith, a\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eminer down Gresford, glimpses a ghost girl following him around in the dark. In\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e2014, an old man sits alone in a colliery cottage, haunted by the legend of\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWeyland the Smith, a statue of a black swan, and the men entombed below. Set\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eduring the build-up and aftermath of the disaster, we uncover their mysterious\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003econnection through time.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eInspired\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eby actual events, The Wind Road is a tale of magic, coal mining, and the\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003emeaning of myth in our lives.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e‘It\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ehas something which all real writing must have: something indefinable but\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ereal.’\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePaul Kingsnorth, author of The Wake\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e‘I’m\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ecompletely blown away by the depth and beauty of this novel. The touch remains\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003elight, but devastatingly effective. The prose style is so poetic, so evocative,\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eand as crisp as an autumn morning. There’s not a word wasted, but every image,\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eevery symbol is resonant and rich.’\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDr Stephen Carver, author, editor and literary historian.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor: Joanna Eden\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003ch4\u003eHistorical fiction\u003c\/h4\u003e\u003ch5\u003ePublished on 22 Jun 2026 by Brown Dog Books.\u003c\/h5\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHardback\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Joanna Eden","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57320426602874,"sku":"9781839529863","price":16.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0373\/4125\/files\/9781839529863.jpg?v=1790652226","url":"https:\/\/belfastbooks.co.uk\/products\/the-wind-road-9781839529863","provider":"Belfast Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}