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Nightshade and Oak

Molly O'Neill
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goddess
historical fantasy
iron age
legend
magic
myth
queer
quest
roman
romance
Sapphic
spell
welsh

Product details

  • ISBN 9780356522630
  • Weight: 220g
  • Dimensions: 124 x 196mm
  • Publication Date: 03 Feb 2026
  • Publisher: Little, Brown Book Group
  • Publication City/Country: GB
  • Product Form: Paperback
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Description

An Iron Age goddess must grapple with becoming human in this delightful historical fantasy of myth and magic from the author of Greenteeth.

Reader reviews:
'Compelling, and moving' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
'Beautifully written' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
'I loved it!' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
'Full of heart and magic' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
'Absolutely delightful' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
'Sharp, witty, funny, tragic and heartfelt' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
'An exquisitely written novel'⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

When Mallt, the goddess of death, is accidently turned human by a wayward spell, she finds she's ill-equipped to deal with the trials of a mortal life. After all, why would a goddess need to know how to gather food or light a fire?

Unable to fend for herself, she teams up with Belis, warrior daughter of Boudicca, on a perilous journey to the afterlife to try to restore her powers. Frustrated by her frail human body and its inability to run a hundred miles in a single day, Mallt might not make the best travelling companion. But as animosity slowly turns to attraction, these two very different women must learn to work together if they are to have any hope of surviving their quest.

'O'Neill has delivered yet another excellent story rooted in the folklore of the British isles, this one charged with a slow-burn queer love story'
Booklist (starred review)

Reader reviews:

'Just as beautifully written as Greenteeth - Molly's quickly becoming an auto-buy for me' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

'I think I read for about 78 hours, almost forgetting to eat . . . This book is in my heart, together with Greenteeth for many years to come' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

'Tender and heartbreaking, yet punchy and humorous. Nightshade and Oak was a fabulous read' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

Praise for Greenteeth:

'A charmingly monstrous debut' T. Kingfisher, author of Nettle and Bone

'I loved every second of this wonderful, delicious book!' Sarah Beth Durst, New York Times bestselling author of The Spellshop

'A masterclass in the art of storytelling' Tom Holt

'Full of magic, but even more heart' Kirkus
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About Molly O'Neill
Molly O'Neill was born in the UK and moved to Australia in 2019. She works as a geologist, building roads and rail tracks, and she also runs Book Fair Australia, a literature festival in Sydney.

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