Willow’s dad has disappeared: stolen by foxes in the night. To find him, Willow must enter the secret world of the Forest. There she will speak with wolves and find the magical Tower where the foxes are ruled by their silver-tongued leader, Reynard, who needs Willow’s help. But can Willow trust the story he is telling? Can she save her dad and find a way out of the Fox’s Tower? Welcome to the world of the Fox Tower, the thrilling follow up to Booker nominated Sam Thompson's multi-award winning Wolfstongue.
In this event, Sam Thompson will read from his work and take questions from young readers about writing, reading, creativity, and the beautiful and urgent ecological dreamworlds he has created in the first two installments of the Wolfstongue Saga.
‘Not since Watership Down have animal dynamics felt so true and the political undertones so live.’ – The Times
‘As in George Orwell’s Animal Farm, the dynamics of oppression and resistance that play out between animals mirror those between humans.’ – The New York Times
‘Gripping and profound.’ – The New Statesman
More about Sam Thompson
Sam Thompson is the award-winning author of the novels Communion Town and Jott, the children’s novels Wolfstongue and The Fox’s Tower, and the recent short story collection Whirlwind Romance. He grew up in the south of England and now lives in Belfast, where he teaches writing at the Seamus Heaney Centre, Queen’s University.
Listowel Writer's Week: where readers celebrate, and writers find their flow
Listowel Writer's Week is Ireland's oldest literary festival, and one of its most prestigious. Famously hospitable, the beautiful North Kerry town of Listowel is internationally renowned as a wellspring of literary inspiration and heritage. The 2024 Listowel Writer's Week Festival programme, exploring the theme Mother Nature, has been curated by the poet Martin Dyar.
See writersweek.ie for more details and the full 2024 festival programme
