The Night Fox

By Ashley Wilda

Book Overview

This luminous, haunting debut, alternating between now and then, reality and magic, tells the story of a girl confronting heartbreak while at a mysterious recovery program in the wilderness.

When seventeen-year-old Eli arrives at Raeth, a remote mountain retreat for teens with mental health issues, her mind is made up--she is not interested in participating, and she doesn't need to "heal." Still reeling from a breakup that left both her heart and faith shattered, she is determined to fake being "fine" so that the program's warden will clear her to return home.

But the retreat itself has other ideas. The valley's magical surroundings transform each time she ventures out, playing with her mind and dredging up her grief-laden memories. Despite the warning signs, Eli explores more of the area than she had ever planned, even venturing into the dangerous night realm.

This spellbinding novel mixes prose and poetry into an exquisite and evocative portrait of love, grief, depression, and the slow path toward healing.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0593618947
• ISBN13: 9780593618943
• Release Date: October 2024
• Publisher: Rocky Pond Books
• Length: 336 Pages
• Weight: 0.65 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 5.4" x 8.2"
• Age Range: 12 years and up
• Grade Range: Grade 7 and higher

Customer Reviews

Such a healing book!

Regardless of our age, I think we all have a memory, a person, a time period that we would go to the ends of the earth to retrieve, abandoning all sense in the process. I love that she goes there, to the farthest our heart can imagine with that memory at your fingertips, just within reach. It's a place we all dream of going. It's such a gripping novel. The journey feels so real and the end inspires a sense of peace and healing we all long for. Well done, Ashley!