Bibliograph

The Silver Well, Kate Forsyth and Kim Wilkins ; illustrations by Kathleen Jennings ; introduction by Lisa L. Hannett

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Label

The Silver Well, Kate Forsyth and Kim Wilkins ; illustrations by Kathleen Jennings ; introduction by Lisa L. Hannett

Language

eng

Illustrations

illustrations

Index

no index present

Literary Form

fiction

Main title

The Silver Well

Responsibility statement

Kate Forsyth and Kim Wilkins ; illustrations by Kathleen Jennings ; introduction by Lisa L. Hannett

Summary

People have always come to wish at the Silver Well: in Pagan times and Christian, revolution and war. When Rosie arrives in the village of Cerne Abbas with a broken heart, she becomes connected across the centuries with others who have yearned for something. Seven stories, set in seven time periods, reveal the deepest longings of the human heart

Table Of Contents

Introduction -- The wishing tree -- The blessing -- My sister's ghost -- The true confession of Obedience-To-God Ashe -- The cunning woman's daughter -- The end of everything -- The giant -- Epilogue: The past is not dead

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