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Author : Bernadette Watts
Release : 2017-09-15
Genre : Juvenile Fiction
Kind : eBook
Book Rating : 368/5 ( reviews)
Book Synopsis The Enchanted Nightingale by : Bernadette Watts
Download or read book The Enchanted Nightingale written by Bernadette Watts. This book was released on 2017-09-15. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Classic Grimm's tale with traditional illustrations as an antidote to Disney
Author : Sam Lee
Release : 2021-03-25
Genre : Nature
Kind : eBook
Book Rating : 411/5 ( reviews)
Book Synopsis The Nightingale by : Sam Lee
Download or read book The Nightingale written by Sam Lee. This book was released on 2021-03-25. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 'Wondering and wonderful. The nature book of the year.' JOHN LEWIS-STEMPEL 'This lovely book is almost as thrilling as the bird's immortal song - balm for a troubled soul and a glimpse of paradise.' JOANNA LUMLEY ______________________________ Come to the forest, sit by the fireside and listen to intoxicating song, as Sam Lee tells the story of the nightingale. Every year, as darkness falls upon woodlands, the nightingale heralds the arrival of Spring. Throughout history, its sweet song has inspired musicians, writers and artists around the world, from Germany, France and Italy to Greece, Ukraine and Korea. Here, passionate conservationist, renowned musician and folk expert Sam Lee tells the story of the nightingale. This book reveals in beautiful detail the bird's song, habitat, characteristics and migration patterns, as well as the environmental issues that threaten its livelihood. From Greek mythology to John Keats, to Persian poetry and 'A Nightingale Sang in Berkeley Square', Lee delves into the various ways we have celebrated the nightingale through traditions, folklore, music, literature, from ancient history to the present day. The Nightingale is a unique and lyrical portrait of a famed yet elusive songbird. ______________________________ 'Sam Lee has brought the poetic magic that has long enchanted so many of his musical fans into the written word. Allow yourself to glimpse the world Sam sees, to be part of his love affair with the nightingale, and you will no doubt be delighted.' LILY COLE 'A wonderful book.' STEPHEN MOSS 'A magical marriage of the lyrical and practical: a book that makes us want to seek out the nightingale and then reveals how we can.' TRISTAN GOOLEY
Author : Katherine Arden
Release : 2020-01-30
Genre : Fiction
Kind : eBook
Book Rating : 237/5 ( reviews)
Book Synopsis The Bear and The Nightingale by : Katherine Arden
Download or read book The Bear and The Nightingale written by Katherine Arden. This book was released on 2020-01-30. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: _____________________________ Beware the evil in the woods... In a village at the edge of the wilderness of northern Russia, where the winds blow cold and the snow falls many months of the year, an elderly servant tells stories of sorcery, folklore and the Winter King to the children of the family, tales of old magic frowned upon by the church. But for the young, wild Vasya these are far more than just stories. She alone can see the house spirits that guard her home, and sense the growing forces of dark magic in the woods. . . Atmospheric and enchanting, with an engrossing adventure at its core, The Bear and the Nightingale is perfect for readers of Naomi Novik's Uprooted, Erin Morgenstern's The Night Circus, and Philip Pullman's His Dark Materials. _____________________________ Now with over 100 5* reviews, readers are spellbound by this magical story: 'This book stayed with me, I didn't want it to end' 'A beautifully written story' 'An entrancing story, which swept me up from the very first chapter' 'Full of magic' _____________________________ Make sure you've read all the books in the acclaimed Winternight Trilogy 1. The Bear and the Nightingale 2. The Girl in the Tower 3. The Winter of the Witch
Author : Sandy Nightingale
Release : 1999
Genre : Children's stories
Kind : eBook
Book Rating : 473/5 ( reviews)
Book Synopsis Dear Fairies by : Sandy Nightingale
Download or read book Dear Fairies written by Sandy Nightingale. This book was released on 1999. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When Adele finds real letters from the fairies at the bottom of the garden, she reads about what fairies eat, what they wear and how much they love parties.
Author : Marian Nichols
Release : 2008-03-24
Genre : Fiction
Kind : eBook
Book Rating : 151/5 ( reviews)
Book Synopsis The Curse by : Marian Nichols
Download or read book The Curse written by Marian Nichols. This book was released on 2008-03-24. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Myra finds herself standing in front of an old abandon house on a thunderous night. Her car had run into a ditch during the storm and it look like she would need to take shelter inside. But she was not alone and her host was a little upset at this unwelcome invasion. By morning, Myras investigation of the three-story manor and the meeting of the ghost reveal a hundred year old murder. What more, the uncanny resemblance between Myra and the Ghost Mariah is more than coincidental. Why are the spirits trapped in this house? And what of the Dark Spirit that holds them there and feed off their terror? Can the psychic, Adrian, whom Myra had employed for help, release Mariah and the other spirits without harming Myra who has a paranormal connection with this house, its resident and its past? Venture with him into the very bowels of the Earth as Adrian attempts a rescue of Myras astral body that has been taken by the Dark Spirit into Hades itself. But there is a surprise ending, for just when you think it is the end, it is actually the beginning of an adventure to end the Curse. But it can only be removed at the time it was first place on the ancestor of the Worthington family, yes they must travel back into time.
