Get the Summary of Eowyn Ivey’s Black Woods, Blue Sky in 20 minutes. Birdie, a single mother, is doing her best to survive in Alaska, waiting tables and raising her daughter Emaleen. Life changes when Arthur Neilsen—a mysterious recluse—rescues Emaleen after she gets lost in the woods. Drawn to him and the wilderness he inhabits, Birdie moves with Emaleen to his remote cabin. At first, their off-grid life seems like a dream, but Birdie soon begins to see a darker truth about Arthur. Black Woods, Blue Sky (2025) by Pulitzer Prize finalist Eowyn Ivey is a haunting novel about motherhood, desire, freedom, and the beautiful, brutal nature of the wilderness...
