A Pocketful of Crows
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Description
And my eyes as black as sloe;
I am as brisk as brisk can be,
And wild as forest doe.
(The Child Ballads, 295)
So begins a beautiful tale of love, loss and revenge. Following the seasons, A Pocketful of Crows balances youth and age, wisdom and passion and draws on nature and folklore to weave a stunning modern mythology around a nameless wild girl.
Only love could draw her into the world of named, tamed things. And it seems only revenge will be powerful enough to let her escape.
Beautifully illustrated by Bonnie Helen Hawkins, this is a stunning and original modern fairytale.
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Maybe I'm just not the target audience.. When I started reading this book I really enjoyed it, but the further i got into it that enjoyment increasingly waned. The prose was beautiful at the beginning, but it felt like the author gave up half way through. There were times I was certain at times she switched what tense she was writing in! In the end I just could not fathom the point she was trying to make, and I'm certain she was endeavoring to make one. I don't want to go into details as I don't like giving spoilers, even to books I don't like. I got she was trying to write a modern day fairy tale in a classical style, but ultimately I felt it had way more style than substance.
Description
And my eyes as black as sloe;
I am as brisk as brisk can be,
And wild as forest doe.
(The Child Ballads, 295)
So begins a beautiful tale of love, loss and revenge. Following the seasons, A Pocketful of Crows balances youth and age, wisdom and passion and draws on nature and folklore to weave a stunning modern mythology around a nameless wild girl.
Only love could draw her into the world of named, tamed things. And it seems only revenge will be powerful enough to let her escape.
Beautifully illustrated by Bonnie Helen Hawkins, this is a stunning and original modern fairytale.
Book Information
Posts
Maybe I'm just not the target audience.. When I started reading this book I really enjoyed it, but the further i got into it that enjoyment increasingly waned. The prose was beautiful at the beginning, but it felt like the author gave up half way through. There were times I was certain at times she switched what tense she was writing in! In the end I just could not fathom the point she was trying to make, and I'm certain she was endeavoring to make one. I don't want to go into details as I don't like giving spoilers, even to books I don't like. I got she was trying to write a modern day fairy tale in a classical style, but ultimately I felt it had way more style than substance.