Clare Harlow

Once upon a time, Clare was an actor. A few years ago, she turned her love of storytelling from stage to page and became a writer too. Her debut MG novel, Tidemagic: The Many Faces of Ista Flit, was published by Puffin in 2024, and the sequel comes out in May 2025. Now based in London, Clare grew up in Dorset, in a village of fewer than a hundred people and surrounded by some seriously spooky woodland. Wispinwood marks a return to her love of creepy YA.

Wispinwood

Sixteen-year-old Cass wants nothing to do with the legends about the local forest – until charismatic newcomer Elliot dares her to find out once and for all whether magic is real. When Cass’s attempt to perform a ritual accidentally creates her own doppelganger, she must destroy them before they take over her life. But Elliot is not all he seems, the forest’s ancient magic is deeper under Cass’s skin than she could possibly have imagined, and Cass Two isn’t going anywhere without a fight. YA horror.

Find Clare on Instagram, or contact her via her agent, amber@skylark-literary.com

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