Young adult

The Secret of Whylder Wood

by Elaine Ramsay
Released: 28th June, 2025
ISBN:
9781835742389
eISBN:
9781835743638

Whylder Wood is a safe haven for the creatures within. But peace has bred complacency, and a dark threat festers deep in the woodland, spreading a poison that infects both bodies and minds...

Paperback

£9.99

Full synopsis

Park Woods and Whylder Wood have long been safe havens for the creatures living there. But peace has bred complacency, and now a dark threat festers deep in the woodland, spreading a poison that infects both bodies and minds—starting with a colony of rats.

When Cory, a well-loved hedgehog, discovers the poisoned stream and the bodies of affected animals, he feels compelled to act. Despite his doubts, Cory rallies a reluctant group of apathetic, meek, and traumatised creatures to confront this growing menace.

Against overwhelming odds, can Cory’s unlikely army march to defend their home?

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Here's what readers have to say about this book....

SUE SUSSMAN

Choosey old critic that I am, I seldom enthuse about a book these days, but I really loved this one. Elaine Ramsay's accomplished and refreshing prose bubbles through the narrative like the woodland stream, before toxic waste seeps into its water, threatening the peaceful habitat of many wildlife species. The plot darkens but the story is told with warmth and humour; and we are entertained by a large and varied cast of brilliantly characterised creatures. This is not I have to say, a bedtime story, more an urgent wake-up call for the well -being of our children and indeed for the future of the planet. For beneath the whimsy, fur and feathers we are confronted with the chemical reality of our 'brave new world'. The Secret Of Whylder Wood is a many layered, thought provoking tale of 'Chernobyl' in our local woods and countryside. Look beyond the text to the bigger picture and we see the fall-out from affluence, greed, commercial and political interests already being dumped upon us in the name of prosperity and progress. But don't get too depressed – it's a really good read. When I first read the book, I thought of Tolkein, Greene and Adams, but on second thoughts I think George Orwell's Animal farm is more like it because it's a book with serious political implication.  Susan Sussman

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