This is very good. The beginning was a trifle difficult at frist but I soon got into it. the descriptions are excellent and the setting - mostly back in 1948 - are very good too. the characters are involving me and they're not simple, one can like parts of even the apparently "bad guys". am hanging it out so I don't finish too quickly, always a good sign :-).
It might be quite strange to younger readers who ahve never been without a telephone or a car - the heroine is without both ,at least so far. But the sotry is only from the middle of the 20th century. It really isn;t very long ago that life did not revolve around the phone. I think this is important as part of the story, it somehow allows the magic to come in and stewart is doing that excellently.
It is aobut magic, about learning it and even more about finding it. The sense of connectedness beteen the heroine and the place, the animals and birds is very strong, reminding me of her Merlin trilogy. will let you know how I feel when it ends ...
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