"Literally a book to lighten the darkness."
October 2025 Book of the Month
From acclaimed poet Robert Macfarlane and the equally acclaimed artist Luke Adam Hawker, comes the first in what is projected to be The Night Creatures trilogy.
The sheer quality of Firefly will make the whole trilogy an absolute must have for any bibliophile who gets hold of it. From its indigo cloth bound cover, etched in copper, to its wonderfully heavyweight cream paper capturing every delicate line of the handcrafted copper etchings in monochrome illustrating the lyrical story that is perfectly timed for reading as autumn draws in and the light fades.
Light is the focus of the story which is truly an antidote to the depression which might follow its withdrawal. A brave little figure is seen confronting a densely hatched dark forest ‘ in the shadows of November’ but she must ‘seek what’s glowing’. The mellifluous, alliterative text highlights the ‘spots of brightness’ amid the gloom and she discovers a meadow miraculously illuminated by fireflies: ‘fallen constellations’ that dance like stars and ‘setting fears to flight’.
To read aloud it is as if you are reading another beautiful Macfarlane spell song to combat depression and literally to look on the bright side- a trite expression, but a universal truth. Beautiful in every way and for all ages.
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