A Green and Ancient Light

A dazzling literary fantasy akin to the work of Nghi Vo and often compared to John Connolly's

The Book of Lost Things, step into a world that parallels our own, during a war that parallels World War II, and be prepared to fall in love with this gorgeous and lyrical Realm Award-winning novel.A young boy's serene summer day is shattered by the crash of a bullet-riddled enemy plane. Further disrupting the tranquility are the arrival of Grandmother's strange and unusual friend Mr. Girandole, and the discovery of a riddle in the sacred grove of ruins behind Grandmother's house. In a sumptuous idyllic setting and overshadowed by the threat of war, four unlikely allies learn the values of courage, sacrifice, and what it means to be a family.In time for its 10th anniversary, a new edition of

A Green and Ancient Light.Praise for A

Green and Ancient Light: «The prose is frequently as beautiful as the images it evokes […] This gentle, engaging, and very personal coming-of-age story is mythic in its universality.» –

Publishers Weekly, Starred Review"Fans of John Connolly's

The Book of Lost Things will enjoy this bittersweet fantasy with a mystery at its core." –

Booklist"The same magic flows in its veins as does in those of the classic

The Last Unicorn … I left a piece of my heart with

A Green and Ancient Light." –

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