The Warm Hands of Ghosts
Author: Arden, Katherine
ISBN: 9781804948354
Publisher: RANDOM HOUSE UK
Year first published: 17 Jun 2025
Pages: 432
Format: Paperback / softback
Plt;bPgt;In a world torn apart by war, a brother and sister fight to find each other. The sweeping new novel from Plt;iPgt;New York Times Plt;/iPgt;bestselling author Katherine Arden.Plt;/bPgt;
Plt;bPgt;Discover the Plt;iPgt;Sunday TimesPlt;/iPgt; bestselling supernatural historical fantasy from the author of Plt;iPgt;The Bear and the NightingalePlt;/iPgt;, a spellbinding, sweeping novel set in the trenches of WW1.Plt;/bPgt;Plt;BRPgt;Plt;BRPgt;WATERSTONES SCIENCE FICTION Pamp; FANTASY BOOK OF THE MONTHPlt;BRPgt;Plt;BRPgt;P#8216;Plt;bPgt;Darkly beautifulPlt;/bPgt; and Plt;bPgt;deeply humanePlt;/bPgt;.P#39; Ava Reid, bestselling author of Plt;iPgt;A Study in DrowningPlt;/iPgt;Plt;BRPgt;P#8216;Plt;bPgt;One of the best historical fantasies IP#39;ve ever readPlt;/bPgt;P#8217; Emma TP#246;rzs, bestselling author of Plt;iPgt;Ink, Blood, Sister, ScribePlt;/iPgt;Plt;BRPgt;P#39;Wonderful storytelling.Plt;bPgt; Inventive, haunting and deeply moving.P#39; Plt;/bPgt;Sarah Winman, bestselling author of Plt;iPgt;Still LifePlt;/iPgt;Plt;BRPgt;Plt;BRPgt;Plt;BRPgt;Plt;bPgt;Amid the falling shells of Flanders Field, magic and mystery fills the airP#8230;Plt;/bPgt;Plt;BRPgt;Plt;BRPgt;January 1918: Laura Iven, a Canadian nurse, returns home from the war, only to receive devastating news - her brother Freddie is dead. But something doesnP#8217;t quite make sense.Plt;BRPgt;Plt;BRPgt;Determined to uncover the truth, Laura heads back to Belgium, volunteering at a private hospital. There, she encounters the eerie whispers of ghosts moving among those still living and a strange inn-keeper whose wine gives soldiers the gift of oblivion. Could this have happened to Freddie - but if so, where is he?Plt;BRPgt;Plt;BRPgt;November 1917: Freddie Iven wakes after an explosion to find himself trapped with a wounded German soldier. Against all the odds, they form a bond and claw their way to an escape.Plt;BRPgt;Plt;BRPgt;But in the chaos of No ManP#39;s Land, neither know where to turn to avoid persecution. Amidst the atrocity, they encounter a fiddler with the power to make their hellscape vanish - but at what price?Plt;BRPgt;Plt;BRPgt;Plt;bPgt;With the power to both warm and break your heart, Plt;iPgt;The Warm Hands of GhostsPlt;/iPgt; is a breathtaking and spellbinding tale of love, survival, and the supernatural.Plt;/bPgt;Plt;BRPgt;Plt;BRPgt;Plt;BRPgt;Plt;uPgt;Praise for Plt;iPgt;The Warm Hands of GhostsPlt;/iPgt;Plt;/uPgt;Plt;BRPgt;Plt;BRPgt;P#39;Plt;bPgt;Well-researched Plt;/bPgt;and Plt;bPgt;beautifully written,Plt;/bPgt; this is aPlt;bPgt; compelling, memorable Plt;/bPgt;novelPlt;bPgt;.P#8217; Plt;/bPgt;Plt;iPgt;The GuardianPlt;/iPgt;Plt;BRPgt;Plt;BRPgt;P#39;A Plt;bPgt;spectacular tour de forcePlt;/bPgt; ... Plt;bPgt;I love this book so much and want everyone to read itPlt;/bPgt;!P#39; Naomi Novik, bestselling author of Plt;iPgt;A Deadly EducationPlt;/iPgt;Plt;BRPgt;Plt;BRPgt;P#39;A Plt;bPgt;wonderfulPlt;/bPgt; clash of fire and ice ... A book you wonP#39;t want to let go of.P#39; Diana Gabaldon, bestselling author of the Plt;iPgt;OutlanderPlt;/iPgt; seriesPlt;BRPgt;Plt;BRPgt;P#39;An Plt;bPgt;exquisite, brilliant gem Plt;/bPgt;of a story.P#8217; Conn Iggulden, bestselling author of Plt;iPgt;NeroPlt;/iPgt;Plt;BRPgt;Plt;BRPgt;P#39;Plt;bPgt;Arden is at the very height of her powersPlt;/bPgt; with this rich, heart-breaking and life-affirming supernatural journey through the darkest hours of WWI. Plt;bPgt;IP#39;ve never read anything like itPlt;/bPgt;.P#39; Laura Steven, author of Plt;iPgt;Our Infinite FatesPlt;/iPgt;Plt;BRPgt;Plt;BRPgt;P#39;Plt;bPgt;Visionary, imaginativePlt;/bPgt; and Plt;bPgt;brilliantly writtenPlt;/bPgt;.P#39; Anthony Horowitz, bestselling author of Plt;iPgt;The Power of FivePlt;/iPgt;Plt;BRPgt;Plt;BRPgt;P#8216;Mixing historical fiction with the paranormal, this Plt;bPgt;haunting, atmospheric tale Plt;/bPgt;of separated siblings is Plt;bPgt;a real gem of a bookPlt;/bPgt;.P#8217;Plt;iPgt; Heat MagazinePlt;/iPgt;Plt;BRPgt;Plt;BRPgt;P#8216;A Plt;bPgt;gripping Plt;/bPgt;tale of Plt;bPgt;lossPlt;/bPgt;, Plt;bPgt;mysteryPlt;/bPgt;, Plt;bPgt;ghosts Plt;/bPgt;and Plt;bPgt;queer romancePlt;/bPgt;.P#8217; Plt;iPgt;BBC Culture OnlinePlt;/iPgt;Plt;BRPgt;Plt;BRPgt;Plt;BRPgt;Plt;iPgt;Sunday TimesPlt;/iPgt; bestseller, March 2024
ISBN: 9781804948354
Publisher: RANDOM HOUSE UK
Year first published: 17 Jun 2025
Pages: 432
Format: Paperback / softback
Plt;bPgt;In a world torn apart by war, a brother and sister fight to find each other. The sweeping new novel from Plt;iPgt;New York Times Plt;/iPgt;bestselling author Katherine Arden.Plt;/bPgt;
Plt;bPgt;Discover the Plt;iPgt;Sunday TimesPlt;/iPgt; bestselling supernatural historical fantasy from the author of Plt;iPgt;The Bear and the NightingalePlt;/iPgt;, a spellbinding, sweeping novel set in the trenches of WW1.Plt;/bPgt;Plt;BRPgt;Plt;BRPgt;WATERSTONES SCIENCE FICTION Pamp; FANTASY BOOK OF THE MONTHPlt;BRPgt;Plt;BRPgt;P#8216;Plt;bPgt;Darkly beautifulPlt;/bPgt; and Plt;bPgt;deeply humanePlt;/bPgt;.P#39; Ava Reid, bestselling author of Plt;iPgt;A Study in DrowningPlt;/iPgt;Plt;BRPgt;P#8216;Plt;bPgt;One of the best historical fantasies IP#39;ve ever readPlt;/bPgt;P#8217; Emma TP#246;rzs, bestselling author of Plt;iPgt;Ink, Blood, Sister, ScribePlt;/iPgt;Plt;BRPgt;P#39;Wonderful storytelling.Plt;bPgt; Inventive, haunting and deeply moving.P#39; Plt;/bPgt;Sarah Winman, bestselling author of Plt;iPgt;Still LifePlt;/iPgt;Plt;BRPgt;Plt;BRPgt;Plt;BRPgt;Plt;bPgt;Amid the falling shells of Flanders Field, magic and mystery fills the airP#8230;Plt;/bPgt;Plt;BRPgt;Plt;BRPgt;January 1918: Laura Iven, a Canadian nurse, returns home from the war, only to receive devastating news - her brother Freddie is dead. But something doesnP#8217;t quite make sense.Plt;BRPgt;Plt;BRPgt;Determined to uncover the truth, Laura heads back to Belgium, volunteering at a private hospital. There, she encounters the eerie whispers of ghosts moving among those still living and a strange inn-keeper whose wine gives soldiers the gift of oblivion. Could this have happened to Freddie - but if so, where is he?Plt;BRPgt;Plt;BRPgt;November 1917: Freddie Iven wakes after an explosion to find himself trapped with a wounded German soldier. Against all the odds, they form a bond and claw their way to an escape.Plt;BRPgt;Plt;BRPgt;But in the chaos of No ManP#39;s Land, neither know where to turn to avoid persecution. Amidst the atrocity, they encounter a fiddler with the power to make their hellscape vanish - but at what price?Plt;BRPgt;Plt;BRPgt;Plt;bPgt;With the power to both warm and break your heart, Plt;iPgt;The Warm Hands of GhostsPlt;/iPgt; is a breathtaking and spellbinding tale of love, survival, and the supernatural.Plt;/bPgt;Plt;BRPgt;Plt;BRPgt;Plt;BRPgt;Plt;uPgt;Praise for Plt;iPgt;The Warm Hands of GhostsPlt;/iPgt;Plt;/uPgt;Plt;BRPgt;Plt;BRPgt;P#39;Plt;bPgt;Well-researched Plt;/bPgt;and Plt;bPgt;beautifully written,Plt;/bPgt; this is aPlt;bPgt; compelling, memorable Plt;/bPgt;novelPlt;bPgt;.P#8217; Plt;/bPgt;Plt;iPgt;The GuardianPlt;/iPgt;Plt;BRPgt;Plt;BRPgt;P#39;A Plt;bPgt;spectacular tour de forcePlt;/bPgt; ... Plt;bPgt;I love this book so much and want everyone to read itPlt;/bPgt;!P#39; Naomi Novik, bestselling author of Plt;iPgt;A Deadly EducationPlt;/iPgt;Plt;BRPgt;Plt;BRPgt;P#39;A Plt;bPgt;wonderfulPlt;/bPgt; clash of fire and ice ... A book you wonP#39;t want to let go of.P#39; Diana Gabaldon, bestselling author of the Plt;iPgt;OutlanderPlt;/iPgt; seriesPlt;BRPgt;Plt;BRPgt;P#39;An Plt;bPgt;exquisite, brilliant gem Plt;/bPgt;of a story.P#8217; Conn Iggulden, bestselling author of Plt;iPgt;NeroPlt;/iPgt;Plt;BRPgt;Plt;BRPgt;P#39;Plt;bPgt;Arden is at the very height of her powersPlt;/bPgt; with this rich, heart-breaking and life-affirming supernatural journey through the darkest hours of WWI. Plt;bPgt;IP#39;ve never read anything like itPlt;/bPgt;.P#39; Laura Steven, author of Plt;iPgt;Our Infinite FatesPlt;/iPgt;Plt;BRPgt;Plt;BRPgt;P#39;Plt;bPgt;Visionary, imaginativePlt;/bPgt; and Plt;bPgt;brilliantly writtenPlt;/bPgt;.P#39; Anthony Horowitz, bestselling author of Plt;iPgt;The Power of FivePlt;/iPgt;Plt;BRPgt;Plt;BRPgt;P#8216;Mixing historical fiction with the paranormal, this Plt;bPgt;haunting, atmospheric tale Plt;/bPgt;of separated siblings is Plt;bPgt;a real gem of a bookPlt;/bPgt;.P#8217;Plt;iPgt; Heat MagazinePlt;/iPgt;Plt;BRPgt;Plt;BRPgt;P#8216;A Plt;bPgt;gripping Plt;/bPgt;tale of Plt;bPgt;lossPlt;/bPgt;, Plt;bPgt;mysteryPlt;/bPgt;, Plt;bPgt;ghosts Plt;/bPgt;and Plt;bPgt;queer romancePlt;/bPgt;.P#8217; Plt;iPgt;BBC Culture OnlinePlt;/iPgt;Plt;BRPgt;Plt;BRPgt;Plt;BRPgt;Plt;iPgt;Sunday TimesPlt;/iPgt; bestseller, March 2024
