Then there’s the possession crap plot If it had been grittier, more edgy, more impossibleit may have had more power. I liked the portrayal of love in the book, both family love and romantic love, the idea of unity against evil and ultimate triumph of love over any kind of adversity – both real and supernatural. For example, the making of the seamless shirt. Who suddenly declares his undying love view spoiler [and asks Lucy to marry him. The tone of the book – sort of a fairy-tale flare in describing events set in a contemporary world, impossjble mix of folklore with reality, the fantastical madness, the Elfin Knight, the basis ipossible the novel on a folklore song I’ve never h This book pleasantly surprised me. It didn’t live up to the excitement generated by its cover or the subject matter, or to the really good threads I saw naancy through it - but it wasn’t a failure, either, and I don’t regret buying it. The conclusion is startlingly wholesome, comfortable and complete for the usually dark Werlin, and the melding of magic and practicality. A beautifully wrought modern fairy tale from master storyteller and award-winning author Nancy Werlin Inspired by the classic folk ballad “Scarborough. She is a junior in high school, runs track. Seventeen-year-old Lucy Scarborough appears to lead a normal life.
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