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zoe gilbert skip to content zoe gilbert mischief acts mischief acts maps excerpt interview style sheet folk folk the song cycle gorse mother film reviews folk style sheet images signed librettos folk the song cycle stolen songs once there was not wood wake zoe gilbert events talks workshops podcast radio courses mentoring contact subscribe mischief acts mischief acts bloomsbury 2022 was a sunday times book of the year 2022 it s a novel about many things the myths we need enchantment and disenchantment the woods and in particular sydenham dulwich woods in south london mischief freedom and our complicated relationship with the natural world for me it s a celebration of wildness inside and out but also a warning about what we do with that wildness this is how bloomsbury describes the book herne the hunter mischief maker spirit of the forest leader of the wild hunt hurtles through the centuries pursued by his creator a shapeshifter herne dons many guises as he slips and ripples through time at candlelit twelfth night revels at the spectacular burning of the crystal palace at an acid laced sixties party wherever he goes transgression debauch and enchantment always follow in his wake but as the forest is increasingly encroached upon by urban sprawl and gentrification and the world slides into crisis herne must find a way to survive or exact his revenge with its intoxicating chameleonic voice and boundless imagination mischief acts is british folklore as you ve never read it before dangerous sexy troubling daring savage an exhilarating race through time and space weaving together the ancient and the contemporary you can order the hardback at the links below for a little longer the paperback with a new cover design is available from march 2023 amazon bookshop org bloomsbury verbally dextrous inventive and hugely entertaining the times a mesmerising journey down the byways of english folklore mail on sunday weaving together prose and poetry myth and history the past present and future it s a work of extraordinary ambition brilliantly realised the observer mischief acts is conceptually and stylistically ambitious gilbert s acrobatic style which ranges from seventeenth century courtroom speak to stripped back modern prose is consistently engaging and mirrors the rich and multifaceted history it recounts times literary supplement wonderfully weird and exuberant a polyvocal the dark is rising for grown ups tor com reviewers choice the best books of 2022 mischief acts is an extraordinary and ambitious book that hopes that its readers will understand the urgency of climate change and pay more attention to the natural world the conversation the five best fiction books of 2022 an absolutely glorious work which anyone who loves myth and legend and magic and folklore and beautiful poetic writing and woods will love fortean times mischief acts is charming naughty epic adventurous mystical beautifully penned and incredibly good fun to read buzz magazine a dark dazzling archive of enchantments pursuit and desire eley williams this is the most adventurous stylistically magnificent thing i ve read for years nobody does fantasy like zoe gilbert natasha pulley superb a work of shimmering allure irenosen okojie a dazzling new take on an ancient myth reminding us of the wildness within i adored it kerry andrew mischief acts is brimming with magic the story of herne like the forest itself transforms entangles and enchants lucy wood proudly powered by wordpress theme sydney by athemes