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Daughter of the Forest

Juliet Marillier · Sevenwaters, book 1

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In this historical fantasy fairy-tale retelling, Sorcha is the seventh child and only daughter of Lord Colum of Sevenwaters, growing up with six older brothers. When her father is bewitched and her brothers are bound by a spell, Sorcha alone is destined to break it and protect her family and land from the Britons and the clan of Northwoods. Her task forces her to leave her home and endure a journey of hardship and loss, and after she is captured and taken to a foreign land she must weigh the life she has always known against an unexpected love. The novel blends myth, magic, and legend in the first book of a trilogy.

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