Colman

Product DescriptionSet 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.From the Hardcover edition.Review“Colman’s guileless voice is appealing. . . . Fierce Wise Child, gentle Juniper, and curmudgeonly Euny [draw] upon Furlong’s unique brand of earthly wisdom and white magic to restore harmony.”-Booklist, Boxed Review“A satisfying and comforting tale for a world in which evil seems to hold the best cards in the deck.”-Nancy Farmer“A tale of sea voyages, devastation, courage and fear, and the importance of love and loyalty.”-Karen CushmanFrom the Paperback edition.From the Inside FlapSet 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 Childs devoted cousin, Colman, escapes with them. This is his story of their arrival to the land of Junipers birth, where she is, in fact, a princess.From the Hardcover edition.About the AuthorKnown 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.From the Paperback edition.Excerpt. © Reprinted by permission. All rights reserved.CHAPTER ONEFour of us escaped on Finbar's ship after Juniper's trial as a witch-Juniper, Wise Child, Cormac, and me. There had been so much fear for all of us except Finbar, a terrible walk across the island for Juniper and Wise Child, and then suddenly we were all sailing across a peaceful sea, safe at last. It was only a few weeks since Juniper had lived at the white house, had taken care of my cousin Wise Child, and had helped the people of the village with remedies for their sicknesses and accidents. Then came the accusation of black magic, with the sequel of torture and possible death, and Juniper, who had been arrested and imprisoned, had only just escaped in time.And now there the five of us were on the ship, along with Finbar's men. It was a beautiful evening. Juniper and Wise Child sat in the stern of the boat watching the sunset and recovering from their ordeal, Wise Child small and dark, Juniper with her arm around her. Juniper's long black hair blew wildly about until she put her shawl over it to tame it. Cormac stood staring over the stern with his scarred, damaged face, seeing the island grow smaller and smaller. I guess he had few regrets for the place where he had known great unhappiness. Me, although I felt bad about leaving Mam and my brothers and sisters without saying goodbye, I was very glad to get away from Dad and his belt and to have started an adventure with the people I loved best, not counting my family.It was terribly exciting to be on a ship like Finbar's. It had sails, something I had never seen before. The. island boats were small and light and made out of wicker and hide, whereas Finbar's boat, like the birlinns on which I had very occasionally traveled to the mainland with my father, was made out of wood. And now, with the wind behind us, we had begun to move rapidly and would sail for distances I had barely dreamed of. Already we had passed islands of which I did not even know the names.I followed Finbar about, listening to him giving orders and imagining myself as captain of a ship. Soon Finbar suggested chores I could do like a proper sailor. One of the men showed me how to coil a rope, and C
Author: Furlong, Monica

Publisher: Random House Books for Young Readers

Binding: library

Language: English

ISBN-10: 0375915141

ISBN-13: 9780375915147