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Thornyhold
Mary Stewart
#UC4402
Paperback, 207 pages; 2008 (1998)
$12.95
Gilly Ramsey always felt a special connection with her mother's mystical cousin Geillis, whose occasional visits were bright spots in Gilly's lonely childhood. When, at twenty-seven, she inherits Geillis's home, the fiercely independent Gilly jumps at the chance to leave behind the dreary colliery village of her youth in favor of Thornyhold, a charming cottage and garden in the English countryside. As Gilly becomes acquainted with her enchanting surroundings and eccentric neighbors, she begins to uncover secrets from Geillis's past—including her reputation as a witch, which Gilly seems to have inherited as well. Elements of the fantastic surround and confound Gilly, but a budding relationship with a handsome neighbor keeps her grounded in reality. With just the right blend of magic, suspense, and romance, Thornyhold is a thoroughly absorbing novel.
(AG)
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