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Thistlemarsh
  • Published: 23 May 2026
  • ISBN: 9781529943368
  • Imprint: Del Rey
  • Format: Hardback
  • Pages: 432
  • RRP: $55.00

Thistlemarsh

  • Moorea Corrigan
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11 Aug 2026
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23 Apr 2026
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23 Apr 2026
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23 May 2026
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A romantic historical fantasy set after WWI, where a young woman must make a bargain with a faerie after inheriting a crumbling and mysterious English manor.

Faeries disappeared over one hundred years ago, as suddenly as slipping through a doorway. It was only the very foolish, or the very determined, who held out hope for their return...

In the wake of World War I, the world is a decidedly unmagical place. Mouse Dunne once dreamed of becoming a Faerie anthropologist, but with one telegram, her world shattered. At the Somme, her cousin Bertie’s body disappeared into the mud, and her brother Roger came home with devastating shell shock. It was time, she knew, to put aside childish dreams.

Then Mouse receives news that her uncle has left her Thistlemarsh Hall, a crumbling manor in the English countryside, once blessed by the Faerie King himself. But there is a catch: if Mouse does not rehabilitate the house in one month's time, she will forfeit her inheritance and any hope of caring for her brother.

It looks impossible, until a mysterious Faerie appears with a proposition. Mouse knows better than to trust a Faerie – especially one so insufferably handsome and arrogant – but she is out of options. There are wild and magical forces at work in the house, and Mouse must confront the ghosts of her past... or lose everything.
  • Published: 23 May 2026
  • ISBN: 9781529943368
  • Imprint: Del Rey
  • Format: Hardback
  • Pages: 432
  • RRP: $55.00

Praise for Thistlemarsh

Completely and wonderfully enchanting! The kind of book you immediately want to read again! I loved it!

Sarah Beth Durst, New York Times bestselling author of THE SPELLSHOP

An enchanting interwar fairy tale, where magic slips through the cracks of modernity, adventure waits behind locked doors, and charming faerie lords lay sleeping in stone. Like the fae themselves, Corrigan’s debut brims with whimsy, danger, and deceit. I adored it!

Allison Saft, #1 New York Times bestselling author of A DARK AND DROWNING TIDE

An enthralling blend of historical fiction and cosy fantasy, Thistlemarsh is a wistful, heartwarming tale of love and loss, more entrancing than any fairy bargain.

Nadia El-Fassi, author of LOVE AT FIRST FRIGHT

An entrancing, romantic adventure for those who like their fairytales with a tinge of history, and their heroines with gentle hearts. Thistlemarsh will make you wish for your very own inherited faerie manor to renovate.

Julie Leong, Sunday Times bestselling author of THE TELLER OF SMALL FORTUNES

Whimsical and enchanting... will charm readers who love ramshackle mansions, magical bargains, infuriatingly handsome fae, and heroines with compassion and grit.

H. G. Parry, author of THE SCHOLAR AND THE LAST FAERIE DOOR

A magical book!... Below the whimsy and warmth there is a deeper story of the cost of war and the courage required to build a new and brighter world in its wake. Through it all, a delicate romance blossoms. By the last page, I was healed.

Brigitte Knightley, Sunday Times bestselling author of THE IRRESISTABLE URGE TO FALL FOR YOUR ENEMY

Thistlemarsh absolutely charmed me. It's everything I love in a cozy fantasy, sparkling with fairy enchantment. A whimsical, magical delight!

India Holton, USA Today bestselling author of THE GEOGRAPHER'S MAP TO ROMANCE

Whimsical and enchanting... will charm readers who love ramshackle mansions, magical bargains, infuriatingly handsome fae, and heroines with compassion and grit.

H. G. Parry, author of The Scholar and the Last Faerie Door