The Onion Girl (Newford)

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Synopsis
&“[This] fantasy moves from the outer to the inner world with amazing ease and should satisfy new and old fans of this prolific and gifted storyteller.&” —Publishers Weekly In novel after novel, and story after story, Charles de Lint has brought an imaginary North American city to vivid life. Newford: where magic lights dark streets; where myths walk clothed in modern shapes; where a broad cast of extraordinary people work to keep the whole world turning. At the center of all the entwined lives in Newford stands a young artist named Jilly Coppercorn, with her tangled hair, her paint-splattered jeans, a smile perpetually on her lips—Jilly, whose paintings capture the hidden beings that dwell in the city&’s shadows. Now, at last, de Lint tells Jilly&’s own story . . . for behind the painter&’s fey charm lies a dark secret and a past she&’s labored to forget. And that past is coming to claim her now. &“I&’m the onion girl,&” Jilly Coppercorn says. &“Pull back the layers of my life, and you won&’t find anything at the core. Just a broken child. A hollow girl.&” She&’s very, very good at running. But life has just forced Jilly to stop. &“A master storyteller, [de Lint] blends Celtic, Native American, and other cultures into a seamless mythology that resonates with magic and truth.&” —Library Journal &“Like great writers of magic realism, [de Lint] writes about people in the world we know, encountering magic as a part of that world. Fairy tales come true, and their magic affects realistic characters full of particular lusts and fears.&” —Booklist
Copyright:
1993

Book Details

Book Quality:
Publisher Quality
Book Size:
508 Pages
ISBN-13:
9781429911276
Related ISBNs:
9780312873974
Publisher:
Tor Publishing Group
Date of Addition:
Copyrighted By:
Charles de Lint.
Adult content:
No
Language:
English
Has Image Descriptions:
No
Categories:
Literature and Fiction, Science Fiction and Fantasy
Submitted By:
Bookshare Staff
Usage Restrictions:
This is a copyrighted book.

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