The Limits of Enchantment
Author | : Graham Joyce |
Publisher | : Gollancz |
Total Pages | : 245 |
Release | : 2010-12-30 |
ISBN-10 | : 9780575105652 |
ISBN-13 | : 0575105658 |
Rating | : 4/5 (658 Downloads) |
Download or read book The Limits of Enchantment written by Graham Joyce and published by Gollancz. This book was released on 2010-12-30 with total page 245 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The best novel yet from a World Fantasy Award and four time British Fantasy Award winning author. This is the story of a young woman growing up in the midlands in 1966 - a woman who may be a witch. As a baby, Fern was taken in by Mammy Cullen who schooled her in the art of old hedgerow medicine, of traditional midwifery, herbs, folk songs and tales. She comes of age in the 1960s but lives on the margins of society until a group of Beatniks descends on the small village she calls home. Then a young woman dies after visiting Mammy for a brew to stop her pregnancy, setting off a landslide of events that threatens everything Fern has ever known.