Corinna Stonewall is fifteen years old and an orphan. She is also Rhysbridge Foundling Home's Folk Keeper - a difficult and dangerous job which consists of looking after and controlling ‘the Folk' - spiteful, maverick, savage creatures who live in the cellar and will only be prevented from spoiling the milk, terrifying the livestock and other disruptions by gifts of cream, salt pork and similar luxuries. But there are many questions about Corinna. Who are her parents? Why does her hair grow two inches a night? Why is she always drawn to the sea and long for the sweet taste of fish?
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‘The Folk Keeper glows with colours . . . abounds with lovely passages . . . artfully plotted and melodically written' (New York Times )
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A compelling, magical and extremely powerful tale that combines high drama and thrilling danger with true romance
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7 of 7 people found the following review helpful
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One of the most original children's novels to be published in 2003, this has a real tang of the otherworldly about it. Told in diary form, it is the story of an orphaned girl pretending to be a boy. She is someone who can control The Folk - malicious spirits that devour offerings of food and even bits of their Keeper.
Removed to a castle in the bleak north, Corinna's mysterious origins slowly become clear, as do the reasons for her hair growing two inches a night, her taste for fresh fish and her ability to call up storms. Romantic, thrilling and very dramatic this will absorb children of 10+
Removed to a castle in the bleak north, Corinna's mysterious origins slowly become clear, as do the reasons for her hair growing two inches a night, her taste for fresh fish and her ability to call up storms. Romantic, thrilling and very dramatic this will absorb children of 10+
4 of 4 people found the following review helpful
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When this book was given to me by my mother I grabbed it immediatly, I think you just KNOW when you find the best books in the world. I tore through it, and finished by supper, then I wrote a song, it influenced me so much! I have now read it twice,and will probably read it many more times in the future. I love Corinna and the way she's so different and so brave.
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This is one of those perfect little books like "Stardust" by Neil Gaiman, or "Holes" by Louis Sachar where the writer picks you up on the very first page and doesn't let go of you until the very end. Wonderful characters, strong but simple story, and beautiful vivid descriptive writing. I loved it just as much as my twelve-year-old daughter did.
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BelleBooks
First of all I want to say a massive thank you to the lovely people at Bloomsbury for sending me a copy of this book to read! Read more
Published 21 months ago by littlepinkstars44
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retelling of folk tale and what a fantastic retelling :)
It is a day of yellow fog, and the Folk are hungry. They ate the lamb I brought them, picking the bones clean and leaving them outside the Folk Door. Read more
Published 22 months ago by Alpa
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a two or a three
I am torn between giving it a 2 or a 3 to be honest. The first 3 quarters of the book is about The Folk and Corinnas job. Read more
Published 23 months ago by Lainy
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Enchanting Fairytale style story
The Folk Keeper is set sometime in the past when we travelled by horse and coach and villages grew and raised their own food ... Read more
Published 23 months ago by The Slowest Bookworm
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The Folk Keeper
The Folk Keeper is a beautifully written, unusual novel that I hadn't heard of until just recently, thanks to the author's new novel, Chime, also being published this month. Read more
Published on 11 April 2011 by Jenny, Wondrous Reads
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not that great ... but ok
I got this book a while back because it looked like an interesting book and it'd had good reviews. Although it was ok to read, and a good story, i didn't think it was that great. Read more
Published on 9 Sep 2006 by amyangel
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