Publisher: Raw Dog Screaming Press Format: Trade Paperback Length: 292 pages Description: The rushes rasp in ghost-fed breezes as seed-hungry finches chance the thistle's fangs. The bracken has gone gold and brown, the brambles heavy with plump berries. The days, warm as brewed barley, are etched with frost beneath a rusty moon. Eerie effigies are set about to honor the dead, whom, as the year decays, are wont to roam the countryside. The ways of old merge with the magical and fantastic in this wondrous world. Experience Westermead's thaw and awakening season by season, the lush heat of summer's passion and the retreat into winter's desolate embrace. Come celebrate and mourn with the people of Westermead as they make their way through a world steeped both in beauty and dread. More than just a collection of tales, Westermead brings to life an enchanted country where the supernatural is as natural as the sunrise. Follow the intrepid documentarians, Purdy and Beech, on their hunt for the fearsome Frost Mare. Learn the secret of the stranger whose life little Melly saved in Four Bronze Sisters. Face The Mask of Black Tears alongside Mullein Wick while he fights for his sister's release from servitude. This new mythology is ripe with unique characters, spiced with folkways and mixed throughout with a deep respect for all things natural. Given storytelling this vibrant, it is both easy and thrilling to get lost in Thomas' unique landscape. Table of contents: Spring: The Green Boy Calling the Water Four Bronze Sisters Lore of Northern Stones Summer: The Frost Mare Rare Creatures of Westermead The Powder Men The Thatcher's Cat Radley Birchcroft's Decapitation Autumn: Memories of Balance-Tide Recipes for Warm Keep Spider Hill The Soldier and the Cryptie The Mask of Black Tears Some Famous Hauntings Winter: The Winter Women The Woman Who Cried Birds The Crow Tree Home to Broomwood Availability: Usually ships within 2-3 business days. Retail price: $16.95 |
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