The Wild Wood

By: Charles de Lint

Narrated by: Stacey Glemboski

Length: 4 hrs and 51 mins

Publisher's summary

Eithnie is a young painter who is acclaimed by the art world, until the critics start noticing that her work has lost the animating passion that had set her apart from the crowd. She returns to her cabin in Canada’s remote woods, hoping to find a place where she can seek solitude and focus on her art.

At first, Eithnie’s muse remains elusive, but then, beautiful and disturbing creatures start slipping into her sketches unbidden. The following days bring strange visitors bearing cryptic messages indicating that Eithnie may be bound by a promise made in a forgotten, magical childhood. The world of Faerie is clearly reaching out to her for help, and her ability to figure out what they need may mark the difference between their survival and their doom.

©1994 Charles de Lint (P)2021 Blackstone Publishing

Excellent book

Most excellent visit into the imaginal world, de Lint is a master. A world of dreams and possibilities..

Love de Lint’s Work

During this past year of isolation I have pondered my place in the world and how to be of service. This story, though I wish it was longer, helps me settle my heart, put my head down and keep pushing forward. This is truth in fiction.

struggled to finish

The last few chapters are great but it was very hard to get to those chapters.

The wild wood

This audio book has the romance of the fantasy books of my teenage years. it reminded me of the books I loved when I lived in Haight Ashbury in San Francisco where I would spend days in Golden Gate Park with other Hippies and nature. It made me feel like I did in the 1960's and I loved it!

Wow! Love this book, will listen again many times!

I have read this book several times, being a huge fan of de Lint. This audio book was wonderfully performed and really brings the characters to life. Will listen to it over and over again many times.

Oh, what a find!

Made me so nostalgic for my childhood in the woods! I wish to do more!

Like beautiful poetry

This story ambles softly along, part fever dream and part poem. Beautiful and resonate

Beautiful, magical

Magical, enchanting timeless. An allegory on life and choices. Nature, art , magic and romantic leaning

De Lint is my favorite author

I took to his works in the 90s, I hadn't gotten around to this one yet . I will say this is not my favorite one of his works. That said it's still very true to his genre one of the things I tend to respect about this author over all is his ability to blend the folklore, myths, and modern so seamlessly. As a lover of all things fae, earth, and mythological I appreciate his attention to details. If you like these things I definitely suggest his other works like tapping the dream tree, moon heart, and dreams underfoot. if you are triggered by talk of child loss then yes you will want to pass on this piece but still don't let that discourage you from his work overall

My least favorite De Lint

I first discovered de Lint in 1985 back in 1985 with”Moonheart.” I have read everything By him that I could since that first book. I mention this because when I say my least favorite de Lint, I have read most of his work. I have been going to his books on audio, and I am generally not a fan of his narrators. Stacey Glemboski reads this one and manages to virtually put me to sleep. The story is disappointing to me, at least real active to his other works, but Glemboski is downright off putting for me. I find the generic reader on Kindle more engaging.
De Lint writes well with great phrasing to describe the landscape, but, particularly in this reading, the scenes that feature only Eithnie are surprisingly lifeless and a bit pedantic. The character of Sharleen enlivens all her scenes and were favorite part of the book. I have always been enchanted by the way that de Lint’s characters interact. This book is too much in Eithnie’s head for me.
While not bad, one short story with the Crow Girls is far more enticing and lively.