{"product_id":"9781472291479","title":"Fireflies in Winter","description":"Author: Eleanor Shearer\u003cbr\u003eISBN: 9781472291479\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: Headline\u003cbr\u003eYear first published: 10 Feb 2026\u003cbr\u003ePages: 352\u003cbr\u003eFormat: Paperback \/ softback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eA mesmerising novel of two young women who fight for love, survival and a spark of hope on the edge of the wilderness. From the acclaimed author of \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003ethe \u003ci\u003eGood Morning America \u003c\/i\u003eBook Club pick \u003ci\u003eRiver Sing Me Home.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Simply luminous. A book to treasure' \u003c\/b\u003eKATE QUINN, author of \u003ci\u003eThe Huntress\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Captivating...\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e A memorable tale of two young women yearning for home and love' \u003c\/b\u003eCHARMAINE WILKERSON, author of \u003ci\u003eBlack Cake\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Eleanor Shearer has a compelling way of taking a chamber in history we think we know already, then leading us through hidden doors' \u003c\/b\u003ePATRICK GALE, author of \u003ci\u003eA Place Called Winter\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Truly a book for these times; a testament to love, and the indomitable human spirit' \u003c\/b\u003eCHIKODILI EMELUMADU, author of \u003ci\u003eDazzling\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Haunting, atmospheric and compelling\u003c\/b\u003e' JESSICA MOOR, author of \u003ci\u003eHold Back the Night\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e------------\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eNova Scotia 1796.  \u003c\/b\u003eCora, an orphan newly arrived from Jamaica, has never felt cold like this. In the depths of winter, everyone in her community huddles together in their homes to keep warm. So when she sees a shadow slipping through the trees, Cora thinks her eyes are deceiving her. Until she creeps out into the moonlight and finds the tracks in the snow.\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Agnes is in hiding. On the run from her former life, she has learned what it takes to survive alone in the wilderness. But she can afford no mistakes. When she first spies the young woman in the woods, she is afraid. Yet Cora is fearless, and their paths are destined to cross.\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Deep among the cedars, Cora and Agnes find a fragile place of safety. But when Agnes's past closes in, they are confronted with the dangerous price of freedom - and of love...\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWith evocative prose and immersive storytelling, a powerful novel about love - love for the wilderness in all its unforgiving beauty, and love between two women who risk everything to be together.\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003ePraise for \u003ci\u003eRiver Sing Me Home\u003c\/i\u003e:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e'A strong and beautiful novel that stares into the face of brutality and the heart of love' \u003cb\u003eJeanette Winterson\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e'An intense and absorbing debut' \u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe Sunday Times\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e'Magnificent... Epic and lyrical, a story about love and the power it brings us' \u003cb\u003eFrank Cottrell-Boyce\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e'Moving and dynamic' \u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eGuardian\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e","brand":"Ships in 10 to 15 days","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46717723574430,"sku":"ADS-9781472291479","price":34.78,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0400\/9043\/5742\/files\/9781472291479.jpg?v=1776129005","url":"https:\/\/classicbargains.com.au\/products\/9781472291479","provider":"Classic Bargains Australia","version":"1.0","type":"link"}