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Daughter of the Forest

Book One of the Sevenwaters Trilogy
By Juliet Marillier
Series: Sevenwaters Trilogy
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Daughter of the Forest is a beautifully re-imagined retelling of the Six Swans myth by Juliet Marillier. Sorcha, the only daughter of Lord Colum of Sevenwaters, must undertake a silent quest to break the enchantment binding her six brothers, cast by her father's wicked new wife. Captured and torn between duty and love, Sorcha faces immense challenges, with the magic of the Fair Folk and the power of love guiding her journey.
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Juliet Marillier brings us a beautifully re-imagined version of the Six Swans myth in Daughter of the Forest.

Lovely Sorcha is the seventh child and only daughter of Lord Colum of Sevenwaters. Bereft of a mother, she is comforted by her six brothers who love and protect her. Sorcha is the light in their lives; they are determined that she know only contentment.

But Sorcha's joy is shattered when her father is bewitched by his new wife, an evil enchantress who binds her brothers with a terrible spell, a spell which only Sorcha can lift—by staying silent. If she speaks before she completes the quest set to her by the Fair Folk and their queen, the Lady of the Forest, she will lose her brothers forever.

When Sorcha is kidnapped by the enemies of Sevenwaters and taken to a foreign land, she is torn between the desire to save her beloved brothers and a love that comes only once. Sorcha despairs at ever being able to complete her task, but the magic of the Fair Folk knows no boundaries, and love is the strongest magic of them all...

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  • Daughter of the Forest
    Juliet Marillier brings us a beautifully re-imagined version of the Six Swans myth in Daughter of the Forest. Lovely Sorcha is the seventh child and only daughter of Lord Colum of Sevenwaters. Bereft of a mother, she is comforted by her six brothers who love and protect her. Sorcha is the light in their lives; they are determined that she...
    By Juliet Marillier
    Paperback
    $5900
    Available
    Ships in 2-3 weeks

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ISBN: 9781250238665

Publisher: St Martin's Press

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 21 April 2020

Country: United States

Imprint: St Martin's Press

Audience: Teenage

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 30.0mm

Width: 155.0mm

Height: 229.0mm

Weight: 431g

Pages: 416

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Fantasy Fiction General Fiction Historical Fantasy Juliet Marillier Sci-Fi & Fantasy Series: Sevenwaters Trilogy Young Adult

About the Author

JULIET MARILLIER achieved international recognition with the publication of the first two award-winning novels in the Sevenwaters Trilogy, a historical fantasy set in Ireland and Britain in the ninth century, and loosely based on the fairy tale "The Six Swans". Her other historical fantasy series include the Viking-inspired Light Isles duology and the Bridei Chronicles set in north Britain in the time of the Picts.

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