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Parliament of Rooks
Paperback
Publisher: Ben Day
Published: Jun 8 2026
Pages: 66
Weight: 0.19
Height: 0.16 Width: 5.50 Depth: 8.50
Language: English
In a remote Cumbrian valley, Edith lives alone - not lonely, but watched.
The rooks at the wall know her. The wood behind the cottage knows her. The land remembers the promise made long before her grandson arrives.
When Carl comes to check on her, something older stirs. His questions are sharp. His eyes are measuring. And the valley does not like to be measured.
As the rooks gather in unnerving numbers and the silence thickens around the cottage, Edith begins to understand that the land she has tended for decades is preparing to answer a question she has not yet asked.
A quiet, unsettling tale of inheritance, intrusion, and the ancient, unspoken ways a place protects its own.
A novelette. A one-sitting read. A long-lasting echo.
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