Ryhope Wood may look like a three-mile-square piece of woodland in rural Herefordshire on the outside, but inside, it is a primeval, intricate labyrinth of trees, impossibly huge, unforgettable…and stronger than time itself.

Stephen Huxley has already lost his father to Ryhope Wood. On his return from the Second World War, he finds that his brother, Christopher, is also in thrall to the mysterious remnant of the forest, wherein lies a realm where mythic archetypes grow flesh and blood, where love and beauty haunt your dreams, and in promises of freedom lies the sanctuary of insanity…