The Forest

The Forest is a short story written by Lou Yardley.

Synopsis
If you go down to the woods today, you’re in for a big surprise.

Georgia is spending a summer’s afternoon looking after her younger brother, Oliver. At twelve-years-old, she believes that she is an adult. Or, almost an adult at the very least. But, despite her desire to grow up, Oliver convinces her to play their favourite game. A game called the Dragon Game.

The game takes a bizarre twist when something calls them from the forest that backs onto their garden. Daring each other, the siblings enter the forest only to find that it’s not a normal forest at all. This is a place where dreams and nightmares are made. A place they may never escape…

Characters

 * Georgia
 * Oliver

Trivia

 * Released in two parts digitally.
 * Paperbacks were launched at the Brighton & Hove Book Fayre in November 2018
 * Part One is available for free on Kindle, Kobo and most other eBook shops. However, the price has now gone up to 99p on Kindle (Lou Yardley did not approve the price change)
 * Both parts can be downloaded for free by signing up to Lou Yardley's mailing list.