Bluestone Folklore - Timothy Stoddard

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Résumé :

In the remote reaches of the Bluestone Woodland, an ancient apple tree stands at the center of a fragile world-its roots binding together a dwindling herd of deer, a solitary old man, and the land itself.

Among the herd is a young, white-faced yearling, born into a sanctuary that feels timeless yet increasingly threatened. Beyond the safety of the woodland, something dark is spreading. Violence seeps in from the edges of the human world, carried by a ruthless hunter whose cruelty knows no bounds.

As the balance between nature and man begins to fracture, the lives of animal and human alike become entwined in a haunting struggle for survival. The old man, a reclusive guardian of the land, senses the unraveling but may be powerless to stop it. Meanwhile, the yearling is drawn toward a destiny shaped by memory, instinct, and forces older than the forest itself.

Blending lyrical prose with mythic undertones, Bluestone Folklore is a mesmerizing literary novel about the sacredness of nature, the weight of violence, and the fragile threads that connect all living things.

Dark, poetic, and deeply immersive, this is a story that lingers-like a shadow moving just beyond the trees.