But she undertakes the task, little dreaming the true suffering that awaits her, or how far from home that task will take her. Meeting the Lady at last, she learns what she must do to free her brothers and at what cost to herself. The brothers are all turned into swans as Sorcha flees into the forest. Slowly, she begins to insinuate herself into life at Sevenwaters, and as she does so, things begin to go wrong.Įarly one morning, Sorcha and her brothers journey into the woods to summon the Lady of the Forest, to beg for her help in getting rid of Oonagh, but they do not reckon on their stepmother's powers of sorcery. They can sense, even if their father cannot, that Lady Oonagh is, at the very least, not to be trusted. When Colum returns from one of his excursions with the Lady Oonagh and declares his intent to wed her, the children are less than pleased.
She is joined by mystical bonds to her brothers, especially Finbar and Conor. Sorcha, despite her youth, is a competent herbalist and healer. Their mother, Niamh, died in childbirth with her youngest child, and so Sorcha has no memories of her mother. Guarded by the fey folk of the forest, Sevenwaters has prospered, despite Lord Colum's fierce war-like ways.Ĭolum has seven children, six sons and a daughter. Britain is still a jumble of small kingdoms, before it becomes "England." Sevenwaters, the holding of Lord Colum, is isolated in a forest valley. The Christians and Vikings have both made their presence known the druids have retreated to secret forests and caves. Marillier chooses as her setting Ireland in the late Celtic age.
The first part of a trilogy, it is a retelling of the fairy tale of the six brothers turned into swans and the youngest sister who must save them. Rambles.NET: Juliet Marillier, Daughter of the Forest Juliet Marillier,ĭaughter of the Forest is a first novel from Australian author Juliet Marillier.
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