Whichwood by Tahereh Mafi

Title: Whichwood (Furthermore #2) Author: Tahereh Mafi Pages: 368 Genre: Fantasy, Middle Grade Publisher: Dutton Books for Young Readers/Penguin Random House Canada Release Date: November 14, 2017 Buy: AmazonCA | Kobo | Chapters Indigo * Received for review by Penguin RandomHouse Canada* Summary ( Goodreads ) A new adventure about a girl who is fated to wash the bodies of the dead in this companion to Furthermore . Our story begins on a frosty night… Laylee can barely remember the happier times before her beloved mother died. Before her father, driven by grief, lost his wits (and his way). Before she was left as the sole remaining mordeshoor in the village of Whichwood, destined to spend her days washing the bodies of the dead and preparing their souls for the afterlife. It’s become easy to forget and easier still to ignore the way her hands are stiffening and turning silver, just like her hair, and her own ever-increasing loneliness and fear. But soon, a pair of f...