The Little Country

When Celtic folk musician Janey Little discovers a secret manuscript in an old attic trunk, strange and frightening things begin to happen. Janey's perilous story, and the one she is reading—about spunky adolescent Jodi Shepherd, beset by the witchery of the evil Widow Pender—expertly weave two separate plot threads. A steadily mounting tension makes two small seaside villages in Cornwall come alive with danger, magic, and mystery. One of de Lint's best-loved novels, The Little Country is a fantastic escape dealing with ancient standing stones, the power of music, and the warmth of true friendship.This Triskell Press e-book contains a new Afterword by the authorPraise for The Little Country:"A keeper, intricate and entertaining... I read it straight through in one evening!"—Robert Jordan"What a great, galloping wonder of a book—deep and wide and witty and wise. And absolutely impossible to put down.—Jane Yolen"An intricately structured novel, full of a wealth of detail about...