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The Village Sang to the Sea (Paperback)
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During the Cold War a 13-year-old American boy, Brad Lattimer,
moves with his family to a fishing village in Northern Italy. It is
no ordinary village. But Brad is welcomed like a long-lost cousin.
His teacher is a gentle hunchback with a lisp who is more than he
seems to be; and there are witches in the olive groves who will
poison your cat, but not for the reasons you imagine. In those same
groves there is a village so small it shouldn't be a village, its
red doorways too short for normal men to pass through easily; and
at night, on its narrow cobble street, creatures that should not
exist walk while a single baby cries forever. On the sands of the
next cove sits a pale girl who somehow knows the poetry of the
great Romantic poet Percy Bysshe Shelley and wants you to drown
with her, just as Percy drowned near this village over a century
ago. This is the village where Brad, too, will start to dream
strange dreams and write his first stories; where, he will fall
sick because the village's magic has a hold on him: It wants him to
become something other than a boy--something that can never leave
it--something it can have as its own forever. "The Village Sang to
the Sea: A Memoir of Magic is a uniquely haunting book. It's a
beauty in the fullest meaning of the word. --Peter S. Beagle, World
Fantasy Lifetime Achievement winner and author of The Last Unicorn
The Village Sang to the Sea is that rarity: a book that delicately
and perfectly captures the magic we all know underlies the world.
You will not forget this book. Not ever." --Nancy Kress, Hugo and
Nebula awards winner "The Village Sang to the Sea: A Memoir of
Magic is just what its sub-title promises: magic. It s evocative,
authentic, beautiful and completely compelling. --James P.
Blaylock, World Fantasy Award winner "Bruce McAllister's gorgeous
new novel is magical realism at its very best. I loved it. --Terri
Windling, Bram Stoker Award winner and co-editor of the The Year's
Best Fantasy and Horror series "In our early years we all believe
and trust in endless possibilities. Most of us soon leave this
realm, though some of us return from time to time. If we call it
merely 'imagination, ' we don't reach the truly magical. The
Village Sang to the Sea: A Memoir of Magic got me there. It's a
delight." --Ron Arias, National Book Award nominee and author of
The Road to Tamazunchale
General
Imprint: |
Aeon Press
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Country of origin: |
United States |
Release date: |
February 2013 |
First published: |
February 2013 |
Authors: |
Bruce McAllister
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Dimensions: |
198 x 129 x 9mm (L x W x T) |
Format: |
Paperback - Trade
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Pages: |
172 |
ISBN-13: |
978-0-9534784-9-1 |
Categories: |
Books >
Fiction >
Genre fiction >
Fantasy
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LSN: |
0-9534784-9-1 |
Barcode: |
9780953478491 |
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