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Juliet Marillier's intensely romantic first novel Daughter of the Forest takes the reader to an Ireland on the edge where history and fairy tale meet. Sorcha, seventh child of a seventh son, finds herself caught up in the manipulations of a wicked and sorcerous stepmother, the whims of faerie and the purely human evil of a fanatical British lord. Acts of kindness have the most terrible of consequences and people's strongest virtues are used against them. First volume of a trilogy, Daughter of the Forest is a stunning debut that takes one of the most moving of fairy stories and renders it in vivid painful detail--rarely have the day-to-day consequences of magic's demands been made so directly unpleasant. Sorcha is a figure of fortitude to stand with the great heroines of contemporary fantasy; she does what she has to and takes the consequences at every turn. The author creates a cast of worthy allies and enemies for Sorcha as she travels from a remote Irish fortress to the depths of a forest in a Britain caught between its Celtic and European identities. --Roz Kaveney
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‘Juliet Marillier’s intensely romantic first novel takes the reader to an Ireland on the edge, where history and fairy tale meet … a stunning debut’ AMAZON.CO.UK
‘I enjoyed it enormously. It is a fantasy, full of the magic of the Celtic night, but it has that wonderful all-important feel of reality … a wonderful, riveting story’ BARBARA ERSKINE on Son of the Shadows
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12 of 12 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
good read, but irritating to a historian!,
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This review is from: Daughter of the Forest: Book 1 of the Sevenwaters Trilogy (Paperback)
On the whole I found Juliet Marillier's tale engrossing and page turning - although it probably could have been shorter. I got a little fed up with the repetition of Sorcha's starwort spinning. However, on balance I did enjoy the story and think that Juliet Marillier has excellent skills as a weaver of tales. I shall certainly be reading the next book in the trilogy when it's published. My main peeve is the lack of historical research. I know that this is a crossover novel, but it is supposed to be set in late dark age Ireland. They didn't have velvet then, nor sycamore trees. It annoyed me how the author was at great pains for everyone to get the pronounciation of the Irish names right and even included a note about them at the beginning. Then she uses names for the English characters that are totally anachronistic for the period. Hugh and Richard are Norman. Johnny and Marjorie are later Medieval. You could argue that it's petty to cite such errors when an even huger leap of reader faith has to be made to believe in the magic. However, if writer Judith Merkle Riley can do it in her novels AND get the research right, then so can other writers. I love her work, but I am disgruntled!
8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
A beautiful tale celtic lore woven in between a tale of strength and love,
By Iziss (England) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Daughter of the Forest: Book 1 of the Sevenwaters Trilogy (Paperback)
I first saw this book in 2001, I had taken a book off of its shelf in the libabry when "daughter of the forest" fell on my foot, to this day i see that injury as an act of fate, because this book changed reading for me. It was the first time a book has managed to captivate me, you wont be able to put this book down till your finished, and even then you will want to pick it up again. The tale of Sorcha, her brothers and Hugh is one beautifuly illustrated by Marrilers natural story telling ability. The celtic lore within the book adds one more dimension to a story whose charachters you instantly care for. This story is full of magic but not the type some will expect, marriler describes herself as a modern day druid and the magic seen in the book is that of pagan faith and the earth. A WARNING though to some readers, this book does contain rape, but it is well done, and important to the plot, so be prepared. I would suggest all of marrilers books (save one, the child of the prophecy)and I hope they have as profound effect on you as they did on me.
14 of 15 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
The best book ever...,
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This review is from: Daughter of the Forest: Book 1 of the Sevenwaters Trilogy (Paperback)
This is the best book ever written, I beg anyone who reads this not to shed a tear, there are some heart warming moments, some sad.I read this book in 1 day and the whole trilogy in 3 this is the best out of all the three and I had to go back and re-read this after I had finished I just did not want the story to end. I initially bought this because it said 'sset in the era of Mists Of Avalon' another book I love but, I personally believe it is just a touch better than Mists. If you buy this book you will not regret it. I look forward to more from Juliet Marrillier.
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