A gorgeously woven tale of magic, friendship, and self-discovery set in a dream-like landscape filled with fairies.
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After years of living in America, Clare Macleod and her father are returning to Ireland, where theyโll inhabit the house Clare was born inโa house built into a green hillside with a tree for a wall. For Clare, the house is not only full of memories of her mother, but also of a mysterious boy with raven-dark hair and dreamlike nights filled with stars and magic. Clare soon discovers that the boy is as real as the fairy-making magic, and that theyโre both in great danger from an ancient foe.
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Fast-paced adventure and spellbinding prose combine to weave a tale of love and loyalty in this young adult fantasy.
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ย "Aย stunningly atmospheric, gorgeously complicatedย dream of a book."ย โPublishers Weekly,ย starred review
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ย "An unforgettable tale . . . that containsย all the darkness and light ofย A Midsummer Night's Dream."ย โSchool Library Journal,ย starred review
"Gorgeous, haunting, and wonderfully strange,ย The Radiant Roadย establishes Katherine Catmull as a master of the modern fairy tale."ย โAnne Ursu, author ofย The Real Boyย andย Breadcrumbs
"Katherine Catmull deftly weaves Clare's contemporary story with ancient Celtic lore.ย The Radiant Roadย is a beguiling novel with a strong, engaging protagonist."ย โJuliet Marillier, author ofย Daughter of the Forestย andย Wildwood Dancing