Colman - Softcover

Furlong, Monica

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0375815155 ISBN 13: 9780375815157

Publisher: Random House, 2005

Synopsis

Set in very early Christian times, Colman is a spellbinding fantasy of a faraway age, when the mystical and the commonplace walked hand in hand. The healer, Juniper, and her apprentice, Wise Child, are accused of witchcraft and forced to flee their small town. Wise Child’s devoted cousin, Colman, escapes with them. This is his story of their arrival to the land of Juniper’s birth, where she is, in fact, a princess.
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Set in very early Christian times, Colman is a spellbinding fantasy of a faraway age, when the mystical and the commonplace walked hand in hand. The healer, Juniper, and her apprentice, Wise Child, are accused of witchcraft and forced to flee their small town. Wise Child?s devoted cousin, Colman, escapes with them. This is his story of their arrival to the land of Juniper?s birth, where she is, in fact, a princess.

About the Author:

Known in her homeland of England in many roles—journalist, biographer, novelist, feminist, and activist—Monica Furlong was best known in the United States for her award-winning novels, Juniper and Wise Child. Monica Furlong died of cancer in January 2003 at the age of 72. Colman is her last work.

About this edition

• Publisher: Random House
• Publication date: 2005
• ISBN 10: 0375815155
• ISBN 13: 9780375815157
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 288