{"product_id":"the-sasswood-chronicles-gayle-allsop-9798296505057","title":"The Sasswood Chronicles: The Song Beneath The Stump","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Song Beneath the Stump\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFrom \"The Sasswood Chronicles\" by Gayle Allsop\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDip. Dance. Destiny.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDeep in the tangled heart of Sasswood Hollow, under lantern-lit leaves and beside a ceremonial snack stump, something ancient stirs-garlicky, glorious, and utterly uncalled for.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIt was supposed to be a normal forest rave. There were glowworms in formation. DJ PrickleBeatz was laying down hedgehog-funk like a woodland legend. And the sacred hummus-golden, creamy, whispered to be blessed by the ghost of Parsnip Pete himself-was the centrepiece of the snack circle.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eUntil... it wasn't.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe hummus disappeared.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNow, in a forest where squirrels form conga lines and badgers use wind magic to power their tail-twirls, panic spreads faster than a rogue raisin in a couscous salad. Suspicion rises. Secrets are spilled. A sacred breadstick cracks under tension. And in the distance, a long-banished raccoon named Kevin limbers up to ruin everything.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAs Queen Mabpie (part magpie, part monarch, all fabulous) declares a full inquest, Bartholomew the hedgehog clutches his emotional carrot, Mervyn the blind mole channels snack spirits through his colander hat, and Gary the dung beetle dons a monocle made of dew to solve the crime. The forest turns to legend, to ritual, and eventually... to war.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEnter Parsnip Pete. Ghost. Snack prophet. Possibly just a haunted root vegetable.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHe speaks of prophecy. Of betrayal. Of a hummus thief with no tail, citrus-scented shame, and Tupperware ambitions. As the forest teeters between snacklightenment and salsa-fuelled doom, a rogue squirrel confesses to the unthinkable: sharing dip with a human.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThus begins an epic journey of reconciliation, rhythm, and roasted chickpeas.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA Rave-Off determines the Hollow's fate. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eA breadstick wedding melts hearts (and dips).\u003cp\u003eA forbidden cheese wheel threatens to unravel the very fabric of forest society.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAnd Kevin-flip-flop-wielding, Bluetooth-speaker-blaring chaos incarnate-dares to challenge the forest's deepest code: never salsa where you dip.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBut beneath the rave, under the root-laced moss and softly glowing fungi, an even deeper force begins to pulse. A song. A memory. A snack-fuelled hymn that only those who truly dance with honour can hear.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis is Sasswood like you've never seen it before. Wild. Weird. Full of flavour and friendship. Packed with crunchy drama and dip diplomacy, The Song Beneath the Stump is a story of lost snacks, found family, and the unstoppable joy of dancing like no squirrel's watching.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIt's also a tale about love.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe kind of love that inspires a squirrel to propose to a breadstick.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBecause in Sasswood, even carbs deserve a happy ending.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Gayle Allsop\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798296505057\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Independently Published\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 08\/07\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 48\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.17lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.10d","brand":"Gayle Allsop","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":49170001592575,"sku":"9798296505057","price":9.44,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-sasswood-chronicles-gayle-allsop-9798296505057","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}