I love to read. A little mystery, a little history, a little romance...I love it! I never thought about adding a little magic to the mix. But I stumbled upon Sarah Addison Allen and I'm captivated!
Sarah has four books: Garden Spells, The Sugar Queen, The Girl Who Chased The Moon and The Peach Keeper. I've read the first three. Each has a main character who has a family with extraordinary secrets. The road to discovering these secrets is scattered with deep and unusual family history, a touch of romance, and dose of magic. Actual fairy tale magic! Magic is brought in to these stories in an accepting and factual way. The reader is so drawn into the lives of the main characters that these odd family traditions do not seem so unusual by the end of the book. Magic seems normal.
These mysterious and enchanting characters, artfully described small southern towns, and magical plots that are found in Sarah Addison Allen's books are wonderful summer getaway!
I truly felt a bit of sadness at the end of each book...Sad that it ended and couldn't go on and on...I try to wait patiently for my copy of The Peach Keeper to arrive and hope that more Sarah Allen's magical books are in the works.
I stumbled upon Garden Spells about a year ago St the library and like you, wished it could go on. I hadn't thought to see if she had written anymore but will check the library to see if they have these as well.
ReplyDeleteThanks for reminding me of this author!
I haven't heard of the series..I love to read, but I find I don't read many novels because I can't seem to get anything else done. That's about to change though, because I just purchased a Kindle. I'll be able to read some magazines, but I am also going to start reading novels again - the housework will wait!
ReplyDeleteThanks for the recommendation...I'll look her up!
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Hi Holly,
ReplyDeleteThey sound wonderful...Thank you for sharing. I'll have to check if my local library has them...Should they be read in any particular order or are they independent stories?
Hugs and Kisses,
♥Ana
Oh Holly,
ReplyDeleteMe again...I forgot to thank you for stopping by for a visit the other day and for your kind comment. Hope you come and visit again soon. Have a wonderful day.
Hugs and Kisses,
♥Ana