Thornyhold - Mary Stewart • BookLikes (ISBN:1444715054)

Thornyhold

by: Mary Stewart (author)

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The rambling house called Thornyhold is like something out of a fairy tale. Left to Gilly Ramsey by the cousin whose occasional visits brightened her childhood, the cottage, set deep in a wild wood, has come just in time to save her from a bleak future. With its reputation for magic and its... show more

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Format: paperback

ISBN: 9781444715057 (1444715054)

Publish date: 2011-05-26

Pages no: 260

Edition language: English

Category:

Fantasy, European Literature, British Literature, Historical Fiction, Romance, Adult, Mystery, Suspense, Gothic, Romantic Suspense, Gothic Romance

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Lora Hates Spam rated it

5 years ago

http://LoraHatesSpam.booklikes.com Lora Hates Spam 4.0 Thornyhold

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by Mary Stewart I can see why this is considered one of Mary Stewart's best among her Mystery books. In some ways it shows its age and screams 'pulp', yet it is written with the skill I've seen used in her Merlin series and once it gets going, holds attention and really made me want to know what w...

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By Singing Light rated it

8 years ago

http://elvenjaneite.booklikes.com By Singing Light 4.0 Mary Stewart Reading Notes: Thornyhold

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In September I’ll be going back to some of Mary Stewart’s books, finishing up with Thornyhold. Spoilers will be everywhere! Consider yourself warned. Thornyhold is one of Stewart’s late books, published in 1988. Interestingly, she sets it earlier, with Gilly writing down the story of her youth as ...

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Murder by Death rated it

8 years ago

http://jenn.booklikes.com Murder by Death 4.0 Thornyhold

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Interesting... unexpected in a lot of ways. Not sure what to really say about it beyond I enjoyed it and found it an easy story to fall into. Gilly has a lonely childhood, punctuated by rare visits from her mother's lively, magical cousin and namesake. After the death of Gilly's parents, she get...

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