After losing his mother, Peter disappears into the woods behind his house without a trace. He’s only three years old.
In the wild, Peter survives on instinct and wonder. He learns from birds, lives by the rhythms of trees and stars, and is comforted by the quiet pull of the moon. Over time, he builds a life far from people—free of language, clocks, or rules. But he also faces hunger, cold, and the deep questions that come with growing up alone.
When a trap he sets injures a girl from a nearby village, Peter must choose: stay hidden in his wild world, or return to the people he’s spent his life avoiding.
Peter and the Moon is a lyrical, heartfelt novella about grief, nature, and the courage to reconnect. For readers who love quiet magic, wild places, and stories that ask what it really means to be human.