The Magician's Daughter by Parry, H. G.

ISBN: 0316383708

Author: Parry, H. G.

Condition: new

"That most rare and precious thing: a brand-new classic, both wholly original and wonderfully nostalgic." -Alix E. Harrow, New York Times bestselling authorIn the early 1900s, a young woman is caught between two worlds in H. G. Parrys cozy tale of magic, miracles, and an adventure of a lifetime. Off the coast of Ireland sits a legendary island hidden by magic. A place of ruins and ancient trees, sea salt air, and fairy lore, Hy-Brasil is the only home Biddy has ever known. Washed up on its shore as a baby, Biddy lives a quiet life with her guardian, the mercurial magician Rowan. A life she finds increasingly stifling.One night, Rowan fails to return from his mysterious travels. To find him, Biddy must venture into the outside world for the first time. But Rowan has powerful enemies-forces who have hoarded the worlds magic and have set their sights on the magicians many secrets.Biddy may be the key to stopping them. Yet the closer she gets to answers, the more she questions everything shes ever believed about Rowan, her past, and the nature of magic itself.Praise for The Magician's Daughter"Brilliantly imagined. Parry blends mythic elements with wit and heart." -Lucy HollandA charming romp of an old-school coming of age fantasy about family and magic that will take your heart for a wild ride." -NPRFor more from H. G. Parry, check out:The Unlikely Escape of Uriah HeepThe Shadow HistoriesA Declaration of the Rights of MagiciansA Radical Act of Free Magic