Deer life : a fairy tale / Ron Sexsmith.
Record details
- ISBN: 9781459738775
- Physical Description: 1 volume : illustrations ; 22 cm
- Publisher: Toronto : Dundurn, 2017.
- Copyright: ©2017
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Subject: | Mothers and sons > Fiction. Witches > Fiction. Hunting stories. Fairy tales. |
Genre: | Fantasy fiction. |
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- 4 of 5 copies available at Sitka.
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- 0 current holds with 0 total copies.
Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Holdable? | Status | Due Date |
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Fort St. John Public Library | AF SEX (Text) | 35211000320483 | ADULT Fiction | Volume hold | Available | - |
Kitimat Public Library | Sex (Text) | 32665002095547 | Fiction | Volume hold | Available | - |
Rossland Public Library | FIC SEX (Text) | 35162001003844 | Fiction | Volume hold | Available | - |
Grand Forks | FIC SEX (Text) | 35142002636255 | Adult Fiction | Volume hold | Checked out | 2024-05-08 |
Quesnel Branch | SEX (Text) | 33923006163616 | Adult Fiction | Volume hold | Available | - |
- Publishers Weekly Reviews : PW Reviews 2017 September #1
Singer-songwriter Sexsmith's first foray into fiction is a timid but charming fairy tale about what happens to the people of two small towns when the beautiful witch Eleanoir arrives. It begins when Crad Grimsby, who runs the Willow Tree tavern and inn and who lost his beloved sister to a witch's spell when both were children, meets Eleanoir, a young woman with purple eyes just like those of the witch. Maggie Hedlight's son, Deryn, goes hunting in the woods and never returns; he now wanders the forest as a deerâthe handiwork of Eleanoir, who shares more than just her purple eyes with her sorceress mother. Magnus Hinterlund has fallen madly in love with Eleanoir and is unaware of his fiancée's evil machinations, though his daughter, Claira, sees all. The coming together of these characters in a fight against evil makes for a good story, but there are other rewards as well. A small blossoming occurs in each character, bonds are formed, and simple human fellowship turns out to be a happily-ever-after. Despite some superfluous parentheses and occasional unsure asides, Sexsmith's novel has much the same effect as his music, conveying uncertainty with fearlessness and heart.
Copyright 2017 Publisher Weekly.(Oct.)