Her very own enchantment, left to her by the cousin whose occasional magical visits had brightened her childhood. Left to Gilly Ramsey by the cousin whose occasional visits brightened her childhood. Thornyhold Mary Stewart 3.84 6,758 ratings695 reviews Thornyhold is a house deep in a wild wood like somewhere out of a fairy tale. A comfortable chair and a Mary Stewart: total heaven. The rambling house called Thornyhold is like something out of a fairy tale. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability. Lees Thornyhold A gothic romance featuring sparkling prose, delightful characterisation and classic. Mary Stewart's storytelling is as spell-binding as ever in her twelfth novel, a gothic romance featuring sparkling prose, delightful characterisation and classic intrigue. It presents a chance to start overdespite its reputation for magic, history of witchcraft, and a. The old house strikes an end to Gillys bleak future, offering more than just a new home. Slowly, quietly, she comes to realise that they are right. Set deep in a wild wood, with its magical and peaceful strength and its sovereign defenses against evil, Thornyhold is like something out of a fairy tale. She discovers also that the local people believe that Gilly has inherited not just the house but the magical spell-weaving powers that live on in the house and garden. And as she explores, she discovers more about the woman who had come to seem like a fairy godmother for her: her herbalists's skills, her still room, her abilities to foresee and to heal.

Thornyhold is a house deep in a wild wood like somewhere out of a fairy tale.

Thornyhold by mary stewart