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This is between 3.5 and 4 stars for me, but if Im judging it just as a comfort read, its a solid 4 stars. Mary Stewart (perhaps inspired by her Merlin books that shed been writing) wrote this sweet romance with a dash of magical realism, as our heroine dabbles in white magic of the hedgewitch variety (crystal balls and potions). Thornyhold is also a charming ode to the English country life and the healing that a lovely old home can bring to your life. August 2016 buddy read with the Mary Stewart group.Prior review:A solid 3.5 stars, but my general love for (almost) all things Mary Stewart pushes this closer to 4 stars than 3. Thornyhold is on a slightly different wavelength than Stewarts earlier romantic suspense novels; although there are both a mystery and a romance in this book, both are somewhat understated. This book centers around a lovely place where a young woman can finally find herself, and the plot is more location-driven than action-driven. In any case Mary Stewarts penchant for lengthy, lovingly detailed descriptions of scenery is in full bloom here, so to speak. The main character, Geillis (Jilly), is very sympathetic: the first three chapters relate her lonely childhood, with a distant father and harsh mother. Jillys life is lightened only by the periodic appearances of her older cousin Geillis, who brings a breath of fresh air, love, a little white magic, and encouragement. Cousin Geillis shows young Jilly a baby insect, a nymph, that lives at the bottom of the pond in the dark, and feeds on whatever it can get, till one day it finds it can climb out into the light, and grow its wings, and fly. ... Another nymph, another way, another day.But these lovely stolen moments with cousin Geillis are few and far between, and by the time Jilly/Geillis reaches adulthood in the fourth chapter I was desperately hoping for her to find some happiness. Luckily for both me and Geillis, she inherits Thornyhold from her cousin, which is where she finally finds herself and discovers love. This love isnt just romantic love; its more love for a home and a place where Geillis can truly find herself.Thornyhold is a lovely old home, with antique furnishings:It was a big kitchen, old-fashioned but well enough planned, and after the vicarage kitchen, a delight. Instead of our vast black Eagle range there was a cream-coloured Aga, nestling under the old mantelpiece as if it had been built with the house ... Opposite the fireplace was a tall dresser with rows of pretty plates in white and powder-blue, with cups to match hanging along the fronts of the shelves.... a still room with medicines and herbs . . .And theres a cat named Hodge, who comes with the home... not to mention a friendly young neighbor boy and his single father. Also a neighborhood woman who dabbles in witchcraft and hides her jealousy toward Geillis under a layer of overfriendliness. This is a gentle, thoughtful, feel-good tale with just a little bit of (mostly white) witchcraft. In general I love Mary Stewarts earlier, more suspenseful reads more than her later books, but this one is a nice comfort read.February 2014 buddy read with the Mary Stewart group.
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