The Faraway Inn
Published on 9. April 2026
Book
Hardback
384 pages
978-1-0350-8124-0 (ISBN)
Description
**#1 YA BESTSELLER!**
Grab your limited luxe first edition features gorgeous sprayed edges - available while stock lasts! - and get cosy at The Faraway Inn, the YA fantasy from bestselling author of The Spellshop, Sarah Beth Durst.
When Calisa arrives at her great-aunt's bed and breakfast for the summer, she's shocked to find it run down rather than cosy. Grumpy and eccentric, Auntie Zee is determined to keep anyone from messing with her beloved inn . . . even though she clearly needs the help.
To convince her great-aunt to keep her around, Calisa sets to work fixing up the inn, enlisting extra help from the groundkeeper's (handsome) son. But the longer she stays, the surer she is that there's something strange about the B&B - and its residents. Something almost . . . otherworldly.
The inn is hiding a magical secret - but secrets are like doors. Once Calisa opens this one, she won't be able to go back . . .
'Filled with magical mysteries, whimsical surprises, and a dash of sweet romance, The Faraway Inn is the perfect cosy read' - Axie Oh, author of The Girl Who Fell Beneath the Sea
Netgalley readers fell in love with The Faraway Inn!
'heartwarming, magical, and uplifting'
'delightful'
'you will feel like you are a guest at the Inn yourself and you will not want to check out'
'so cosy and cute'
'the perfect escape from real life, this might just be my favourite Sarah Beth Durst book yet'
'whimsical and captivating'
'feels like a warm hug'
Grab your limited luxe first edition features gorgeous sprayed edges - available while stock lasts! - and get cosy at The Faraway Inn, the YA fantasy from bestselling author of The Spellshop, Sarah Beth Durst.
When Calisa arrives at her great-aunt's bed and breakfast for the summer, she's shocked to find it run down rather than cosy. Grumpy and eccentric, Auntie Zee is determined to keep anyone from messing with her beloved inn . . . even though she clearly needs the help.
To convince her great-aunt to keep her around, Calisa sets to work fixing up the inn, enlisting extra help from the groundkeeper's (handsome) son. But the longer she stays, the surer she is that there's something strange about the B&B - and its residents. Something almost . . . otherworldly.
The inn is hiding a magical secret - but secrets are like doors. Once Calisa opens this one, she won't be able to go back . . .
'Filled with magical mysteries, whimsical surprises, and a dash of sweet romance, The Faraway Inn is the perfect cosy read' - Axie Oh, author of The Girl Who Fell Beneath the Sea
Netgalley readers fell in love with The Faraway Inn!
'heartwarming, magical, and uplifting'
'delightful'
'you will feel like you are a guest at the Inn yourself and you will not want to check out'
'so cosy and cute'
'the perfect escape from real life, this might just be my favourite Sarah Beth Durst book yet'
'whimsical and captivating'
'feels like a warm hug'
Reviews / Votes
'A heartwarming cosy fantasy like only Sarah Beth Durst can write. Settle in for a story that delivers whimsy, mystery, romance, and a teen heroine who finds herself and her purpose in helping others' -- Kamilah Cole, Lodestar Award finalist and bestselling author of the Divine Traitors duology 'Filled with magical mysteries, whimsical surprises, and a dash of sweet romance, The Faraway Inn is the perfect cosy read' -- Axie Oh, New York Times bestselling author of The Girl Who Fell Beneath the Sea 'A soothing balm for any aching heart, The Faraway Inn offers a comforting respite for any weary adventurer and for those looking for an escape through its otherworldly doors. Durst's cozy storytelling is at its best here, radiating joy and love on every page' -- C. B. Lee, New York Times bestselling author of Coffeeshop in an Alternate Universe 'Whimsical, charming, and heartfelt, Sarah Beth Durst gives readers the perfect balance of familiar and fantastical. I could live in The Faraway Inn forever!' -- Kristy Boyce, New York Times bestselling author of Dating and Dragons 'Frosted with whimsy and sprinkled with joy, The Faraway Inn is a testament to why Sarah Beth Durst is the queen of cosy fantasy! It will also, consequently, make you crave cake' -- Tricia Levenseller, #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Darkness Within UsMore details
Edition
Main Market Ed
Language
English
Place of publication
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Pan Macmillan
Target group
Young adult
Interest Age: From 12 years
Dimensions
Height: 240 mm
Width: 161 mm
Thickness: 38 mm
Weight
590 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-0350-8124-0 (9781035081240)
Copyright in bibliographic data and cover images is held by Nielsen Book Services Limited or by the publishers or by their respective licensors: all rights reserved.
Schweitzer Classification
Person
Sarah Beth Durst is the award-winning author of more than twenty books for kids, teens, and adults, including The Faraway Inn, The Spellshop, Spark, Drink Slay Love , and The Queens of Renthia series. She won an American Library Association Alex Award and a Mythopoeic Fantasy Award and has been a finalist for SFWA's Andre Norton Nebula Award three times. She is a graduate of Princeton University and lives in Stony Brook, New York with her husband, her children and her ill-mannered cat.