Wicker
Oct 2026 · Sold by Tordotcom
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A comedic fable about sex, marriage, and the absurdities of social convention. Soon to be a major motion picture starring Alexander Skarsgård and Olivia Colman!
In a small coastal village, a fish-gutter lives a lonely existence, shunned by neighbors and smelling of brine. Desperate for companionship, she trades her life savings — three gold coins — to a local basket-maker with a single request: make me a husband.
Woven from willow, her new partner is broad-shouldered, gentle-spoken, and utterly devoted. As he mends her leaky roof, shares her bed and restores her happiness, the woman blossoms, wearing flowers in her hair and singing as she works.
But her transformation sparks deep jealousy among the villagers, whose own marriages begin to curdle with envy. Driven by malice, the townspeople hatch a wicked scheme to convince her that her wicker spouse has betrayed her . . .
At the Publisher's request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management Software (DRM) applied.
In a small coastal village, a fish-gutter lives a lonely existence, shunned by neighbors and smelling of brine. Desperate for companionship, she trades her life savings — three gold coins — to a local basket-maker with a single request: make me a husband.
Woven from willow, her new partner is broad-shouldered, gentle-spoken, and utterly devoted. As he mends her leaky roof, shares her bed and restores her happiness, the woman blossoms, wearing flowers in her hair and singing as she works.
But her transformation sparks deep jealousy among the villagers, whose own marriages begin to curdle with envy. Driven by malice, the townspeople hatch a wicked scheme to convince her that her wicker spouse has betrayed her . . .
At the Publisher's request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management Software (DRM) applied.
A comedic fable about sex, marriage, and the absurdities of social convention. Soon to be a major motion picture starring Alexander Skarsgård and Olivia Colman!
In a small coastal village, a fish-gutter lives a lonely existence, shunned by neighbors and smelling of brine. Desperate for companion...
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October 28, 2026
very creative...movie is superb!
About the author
Ursula Wills is a writer of short stories and novels, including the short story The Wicker Husband, the basis of Wicker, now a major motion picture starring, starring Olivia Colman, Alexander Skarsgard, Elizabeth Debicki and Peter Dinklage.
Ursula lives in Gloucestershire, England, and is inspired by hidden history, odd folklore and old folktales, as well as the landscape around her. She writes about the places where the ordinary bumps up against the uncanny in unexpected ways.
Ursula Wills is a writer of short stories and novels, including the short story The Wicker Husband, the basis of Wicker, now a major motion picture starring, starring Olivia Colman, Alexander Skarsgard, Elizabeth Debicki and Peter Dinklage.
Ursula lives in Gloucestershire, England, and is inspir...
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