The Night Fox

THE NIGHT FOX is a YA magical realism novel that conjures the present in prose and the past in verse, exploring the depths of love, loss, and the cost of letting go.

When seventeen-year-old Elizabeth Warden arrives at Raeth, a remote mountain retreat for teens with mental health issues, her mind is made up—she will not be changed. Still reeling from a breakup that left both her heart and faith shattered, she is determined to fake being “fine” so Raeth’s warden will clear her to return home. But Raeth has other ideas. The valley’s shifting, surreal surroundings transform each time she ventures out, playing with her mind and dredging up the grief-laden memories she has buried so deeply inside. Will she be forced to choose, or can she cling to both life and love? And if she must choose… will she survive? Only Raeth can tell her. 

A YA weird tale that mixes poetry and prose, The Night Fox asks an often unspoken question about heartbreak – what are the consequences of never letting go?  It’s not easy to live with a heart full of love that can’t prevent its own breaking. But we all do it. And that’s who this book is for… every wildly beating, beautifully broken heart.

Publication: October 10th, 2023, Rocky Pond Books with Penguin Random House

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ISBN 9780593618929