Prospero's Children
by
Jan Siegel
Mermaids,
Atlantis, young girls-who-are-ready-to-awaken-the-
magic-within-them, and a wolf-dog make this a very interesting story. I had a hard time putting it down.
The
premise is that a long time ago in a
kingdom by the sea, a
psychotic queen broke-that-which-came-from-another-realm (an artifact that gave magical ability to those who came into contact with it - its not as cheesy as it sounds) in a
vain effort to
triumph over death by opening the gate between the worlds of the living and the dead.
A teen-aged girl in present day
England becomes the focus of the conflict and travels back in time to prevent the universe-bending
repercussions of the mad queen's actions.
What I enjoyed most about this book was the flow of text. It had the effect of
lulling you into a trance. The
author has a keen grasp of how to connect mere letters to words, words to phrases, and phrases to ideas that flow beautifully.
Recommended background music to listen to while reading:
sasha and john digweed's
Northern Exposure 2: EastCoast Edition