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Daughter of the Forest (Sevenwaters Trilogy) (Paperback)

by Juliet Marillier (Author)
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  • Paperback: 560 pages
  • Publisher: Voyager; New edition edition (2 Jan 2002)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 0006483984
  • ISBN-13: 978-0006483984
  • Product Dimensions: 17.7 x 11.1 x 4.2 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (45 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 24,815 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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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 --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.


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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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95 of 96 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars The best book ever..., 31 Dec 2003
By Clare "Bookaholic" (England) - See all my reviews
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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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64 of 68 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Daughter Of The Forest, 2 Aug 2004
By Clare "Bookaholic" (England) - See all my reviews
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This book starts off about the seventh child of a seventh son, only this is a girl who is more or less brought up by her 6 brothers. The children's mother died when giving birth to the seventh child (Sorcha) leaving just the father. Lord Colum (father) then brings home a woman to marry, she is an evil sorceress who puts a spell on the 6 brothers and turns them into swans. It is then Sorcha's task to break the spell, to do that she has to make shirts for all 6 brothers out of 'Starwort' which is done with great difficulty as this hurts her fingers but, through sheer determination she continues despite the pain.
She has to leave the security of Sevenwaters and to fend for herself, she is then discovered my some britons who try to look after her, but she falls for one of them and he takes her to his homeland where she is met with a great deal of hostility.

Her brothers return to her every Mid winters and Mid summers eve.

The story takes on many twists and turns and this is a very powerful story I read this book in one sitting it really had me hooked...

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7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars A lovely book that you'll want to re-read again and again!, 15 Nov 2005
I read this for the first time about three years ago, since then i have re-read it many times. It' a wonderful book with lovely charecters (especially Red) and a beutiful sometimes tear-jerking plot.I have recommended this book to lots of people and will continue to do so.
Daughter of the forest is the first in a trilogy (son of the shadows is the second book and child of the prophecy is the third)though 'Daughter' is my favourite the other two books are very good too. I have read the authors other series and i didn't enjoy it as much as the sevenwaters trilogy. This has become one of my all time favourites and i highly recommend you buy it!
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3.0 out of 5 stars It's ok, not really terribly earth shattering
The first 200 pages left me more excited than I've been about a book for ages, and I read a lot! Strong heroine, decent plot, I felt this story had potential. Read more
Published 1 month ago by S. Partridge

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daughter of the forest is the first book i read of juliet marillier i have since bought every book she has written she is a brilliant writer, if you love romantic, fantasy,... Read more
Published 7 months ago by L. Brook

5.0 out of 5 stars A beautiful book
I cannot begin to say how much i adore this book! It's an enchanting read, one in which i devoured in less than a day, and raided the local library for the others, before adding... Read more
Published 8 months ago by Lydia Read

5.0 out of 5 stars It will stay with me for a long time
A fantastic book, really brilliant and the voice of the character is SO real, I actually believe that Sorcha ACTUALLY did exist in real life. Read more
Published 15 months ago by Trish tate

4.0 out of 5 stars One of my favorite books
This is one of my favorite books, possibly based on "the wild swans" by hans christian anderson, this tale whilst in parts hard to read (due to slightly distressing content) is... Read more
Published 16 months ago by Ms. S. E. Trethewey

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent
This is the first time I've read any book by Juliet Marillier and as soon as I'd read the first few chapters I'd already ordered the rest of the trilogy. Read more
Published 16 months ago by Beadscott

5.0 out of 5 stars Fantastic re-telling of Grimm
A fantastic tale based on a Germanic tale by Brothers Grimm called "The Six Swans". It's a fabulous tale of loss, betrayal and love winning out in the end. Read more
Published on 22 Aug 2007 by rhinoa

5.0 out of 5 stars gripping and heart warming
I absolutly loved Daughter of the Forest, i found it so difficult to put this book down. Definantly my all time favourite book, a must read. Read more
Published on 11 Jul 2007 by C. Blake

5.0 out of 5 stars Brilliant read
This is the first historical fantasy novel I ever read and after experiencing this first book of the Sevenwaters trilogy, I immediately bought the other two as well. Read more
Published on 25 May 2007 by Organic Gardener

5.0 out of 5 stars A beautiful tale celtic lore woven in between a tale of strength and love
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,... Read more
Published on 6 May 2007 by Iziss

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