Winter Rose by Patricia A. McKillip “I walked through a storm and fell asleep in an empty house; when I woke there was a dead man beside me…” Two sisters are preparing for harvest to end and winter to arrive, one is engaged to a farmer, and one is as wild as the autumn winds…
Tag: fantasy fiction
“Alphabet of Thorn” Book Discussion and Strawberry Oat Scones Recipe
Alphabet of Thorn by Patricia McKillip On a seaside cliff near a castle which houses the kingdom’s library, a baby girl was left to be raised by the old librarians. The girl’s name was Nepenthe. While translating a book whose language was written in fish and similar tokens, when she is told of an ancient…
Blythewood: The power of a chime child
Blythewood: The power of a chime child Blythewood by Carol Goodman is the story of a young woman named Avaline Hall in early 20th century New York, who begins by working as a seamstress in a hat factory, an orphaned girl who never knew her father, and whose beloved mother recently passed away. She is…
The Enchanted by Rene Denfeld: A willing death row inmate and his magic golden horses
The Enchanted by Rene Denfeld: A willing death row inmate and his magic golden horses Most men on death row, no matter how despicable their crimes, still wish to be pardoned, to be cured of the monster in them that compels them to commit their despicable crimes. York wishes to die, not because he deserves…